April 3, 2024 – Today we saw lots of wildlife on our sail including frolicking deer outside Friday Harbor, many bald eagles including about 20+ eagles feeding on a seal…
Read moreSailing out of dry dock and we found some orca
March 26, 2024 – Launch day after being in dry dock for 4 weeks! After checking the alignment we raised sails and checked everything else. So great to be back…
Read moreCircumnavigating San Juan Island
October 7, 2023 Flood tide and a North wind gave us fun close hauled sail with the benefit of current to tack our way up to the Wasp Islands. We…
Read moreHumpback whale BCY0785 “Mathematician” Boundary Pass and Biggs/Transient Orcas T109A2’s in Griffin Bay
September 28, 2023 – North on the flood current today. Some goods winds and fun sailing through the passes of Nob Island and McConnell Island and a fast sail to Flattop…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T28A’s and T60’s socializing, tail lobbing, breaching
September 22, 2023 – Early this morning there was a group of orca reported hunting north of Flattop Island including the T36A’s and T60’s (minus T60D and T60E) who were…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T69’s and T69A’s plus Humpback whale HW-MN0510589
September 21, 2023 – With a large group of orcas reported eastbound from Middle Bank (T109’s and T109A’s) we decided to go south after leaving Friday Harbor. We cut through…
Read moreHumpback whales BCY1124 “Magpie” with BCX1795 “Scuttle” followed by Humpback whale HW-MN0510589
September 20, 2023 – Sunshine and wind gave us a brisk sail South cutting through the pass of Turn Island State Park and down San Juan Channel to Cattle Pass.…
Read moreLow profile Minke whale at Minke Lake
September 18, 2023 – Sea state to the South was reported as being pretty lumpy today so we headed North. Up through the Wasp Islands we noticed harbor seals still…
Read moreSail to Castle Island with fog and a Minke Whale South of Salmon Bank
September 8, 2023 – With a morning report of four orca eastbound from Roche Harbor we wondered if we would see the T137A, T137D, T37A3 and T37A4 group passing Friday…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T137A, T137D, T37A3 & T37A4, then Orcas T65A’s, and Humpback Whale BCZ0345 “Victory”
September 5, 2023 – Shortly after leaving Friday Harbor David thought he spotted a blow by Turn Island, but then thought he imagined it as he didn’t see another. Well,…
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