As well as enjoying sailing we get to enjoy the maintenance of a classic wood boat. As part of a long term maintenance plan August was devoted to removing and…
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Jade Starr memorial sail
Scattering of ashes at sea with Jade Starr memorial sail. Boundary Pass and into Canada with Js, Ks and Ls, the Southern Resident Orca Community. Headed home under starlight. Midnight departure…
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Salmon are jumping as we sail around San Juan island. We photographed J39, Mako, with a salmon lure hooked inside his mouth after he caught our attention with a tail…
Read moreSunset Full Moon rise – with Air Force One!
Not many folks know President Obama visited San Juan islands July 31st 2015. He was couple of thousand feet high, escorted by a fighter jet. They turned at the Canadian…
Read moreSummers Day Sailing San Juan Island with Js and Ks pod whales
Summers Day sail around San Juan Island with J16s and K13s of the southern resident orcas on the west side.
Read moreHarbor Seal Mums and Pups
Sailed North to the cactus Islands and beyond. Harbor seal Pups born here June and July gaining weight with their rich mothers milk with 4-6 weeks of weaning before being…
Read moreSuperpod event ‘Voice of the Orcas’ with Superpod of J K and L pod Orcas
Superpod event on San Juan Island – a gathering of folks working to protect whales. Sailed to Kellet Bluf and waiting and gathering there were members of all three Southern…
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Residents and Transients arrive for San Juan island Superpod event – a gathering of folks working on issues of protection for whales.
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Bird watching Sailing Iceberg Point Lopez Island
Read moreOut of the blue we were sailing with whales
Sailing with orcas! We were sailing north along the south side of San Juan Island, when orcas showed up right beside us out of the blue! We had J2, J14’s,…
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