Seemed like the first day of Spring and we sailed downwind wing on wing to Flattop Island only to hear J pod showed up out of the blue into Friday…
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Eagle City, Long Island
Spring is on hold but the winds were light so we headed South on the ebb to explore Whale Rocks and the Islands South of Lopez. Into the world of…
Read moreDalls Porpoise and J Pod
March 4, 2017 – Our trips have begun. Chilly with moderate winds necessitated cups of hot chocolate. Sunshine through the Wasp Islands encouraged us to push on and see J…
Read moreAnother snow day
February 7, 2017 – Hearing transient orca calls on the Lime Kiln Hydrophone we sailed north with sunshine and snow. Strong winds and currents made for choppy conditions off Green Point…
Read moreSailing in the snow
February 6, 2017 – Snow on San Juan Island where driving conditions were treacherous so we took the boat. So pretty on the water to see the islands draped in…
Read moreIncredible encounter with transient orcas T36A’s and T65B’s
10/2/16 – Out through Cattle Pass and took a right. Never seen so many surf scoters. All in a line milling off South Beach. We continued north to meet transient…
Read moreEnjoying supper with the porpoises
9/28/16 – Beautiful September sailing in the sunshine. Our favorite part about today was drifting in New Channel enjoying supper when we were surrounded by groups of harbor porpoise. They…
Read morePeace and tranquility on the water
9/26/16 – Incredible skies with interesting clouds as we set sail towards Flattop Island, a National Wildlife Refuge. There were so many harbor seals warming up in the sun. The…
Read moreA nice encounter with Southern Resident members from K Pod
9/25/16 – We had a nice encounter with some members from K pod, the K14’s, K16’s, and K21, who were foraging between Stuart and Battleship Islands. It was great to…
Read moreSailing with Transient Killer Whales – the T60’s
Sept 24th – We sailed out through Spieden Channel crossed the border to meet a family of transient (marine mammal eating) killer whales known as the T60’s. Together we circumnavigated…
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