Today is the big day! Captains David and Barbara are getting married! The ceremony took place at Spring Street Landing in Friday Harbor aboard our sailboat “Peniel”. Family and friends gathered…
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Capt Barbara’s family visits San Juan Island
It was just a few days before our wedding day. Captain Barbara’s family has come to San Juan Island for the first time. Excitement is in the air. Dad can…
Read moreSailing through the fog
Sept 16th – Added element in today’s sail with the enchantment of sailing through fog. We could hear the calls of sea birds and sea lions before they became visible.…
Read moreWe sailed north to see some of our favorite places
Sept 15th – Utilized the tides to encompass our favorite places visiting Flattop and Skipjack Islands, Narveaz Bay, Monarch Head, Johns Pass and New Channel. The moon, one day from…
Read moreSailing with Transient (Biggs) Killer Whales T100’s and T65B’s
Sept 13th – We started with a very pleasant sail bird watching through the islands. A little shy of Mandarte we met the bad boys, three of the T100’s and…
Read moreCircumnavigating Stuart Island
Sept 12th – Plenty of wind when we departed Friday Harbor which called for a double reefed main and small jib. Smooth sailing. We cut through John’s Pass to circumnavigate…
Read moreAn epic encounter with the Southern Resident L12’s
Sept 10th – What can we say about today. Lots of wind which called for a double reefed main sail and a small jib. We’re sailing now…. and with whales…
Read moreCircumnavigating San Juan Island
Sept 9th – Everything we saw on our trip today was beautiful. Lots of bald eagles – more than we’ve seen in over a month. Encountered a group of Dall’s…
Read moreAnother Humpback Whale in our neck of the woods
Sept 8th – If only every day could be as perfect as today. It doesn’t get any better than this. Sailed north in San Juan Channel to search for whales…
Read moreHappy with Humpbacks
Sept 7th – Today felt like the rainiest day we’ve had in a long time. Luckily there was a break in the raindrops as we encountered two humpback whales in…
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