Anchored in the lee of Yellow Island on the north side to come ashore on east side spit. Camas and Paintbrush were dancing in the breeze welcoming our guests to…
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Sunset Barbecue Drift Sail
Slooowwww down. Evening light descended the slopes of Spieden Island as we drifted past listening to the sound of silence. Sunset barbecue drift sail . Eagles calling and a low…
Read moreSail around Lopez meeting with J pod at sunset
Picked up folks from The Edenwild for a sail around Lopez. After riding the rapids passed Dead Mans Island and Whole Rocks and sailing through the maze of Islands South of Lopez…
Read moreT49As Transient Orcas and Steller Sea Lions meet at Spieden Island
“Phenomenal”, as my mother-in-law would say. Leaving the splendor of Yellow Island, we doubled back on a ferry report of orcas at Orcas Island. We found the T49A’s that…
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April 9th – Headed South at noon into heavy fog which accentuated the roaring sea lions of Whale Rocks and the flurry of bird activity as eagles dove into bait…
Read moreSailing East Point to Patos with J17’s and J22’s families of Orca whales
East Point to Patos with J17’s and J22’s gallivanting on a sunny afternoon. J22 breaching…certainly looks big – is she pregnant?
Read moreSunset in the maze of islands between Shaw and Orcas of the San Juans
Sailed North to explore the maze of Islands between Shaw and Orcas Islands. Cliff, Nob, Coon, Crane, Reef, Little McConnell, Yellow and Low Islands warmed in the evening light sailing into…
Read moreIn like a Lion; out like a Lamb. March ends with whales of J pod in Haro Starit
A family adventure sailing whale watching families of J17’s and J22’s Orcas, stellar sea lions, a gazillion eagles, and a solitary humpback whale.
Read moreEaster Sunday sailing with J17 and J22 families of Orca Whales, Orcas Island.
Easter sails with whales! We met the J17’s and J22’s families at the Orcas Ferry Landing. Dawdling west through Harney Channel they eventually but deliberately took the narrow Pole Pass.…
Read moreTransient Killer whale family T137s visit Friday Harbor for Easter
Transient Orca Syphop David and Barbara in Bullfrog Skiff David and Barbara in Bullfrog Skiff with Male Transient Killer Whale T137A
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