April 20, 2021 – Leaving Friday Harbor we sailed from Point Caution to Point George on Shaw Island and drifted the Shaw Coastline. Highlights included an eagles nest, a river…
Read moreEpic sail with T90’s and T49A2 in New Channel
Biggs Orcas T90’s venture up into Eastsound
April 15, 2021 – An early morning report came in of 4 orcas coming up San Juan Channel. We called our passengers who were keen to cast off early with…
Read moreBiggs orcas T77A with T49A2 followed by J Pod
April 10, 2021 – It was an exciting day full of changing conditions, gorgeous scenery, and lots of orcas including both Biggs/transient orcas and Southern Resident orcas. The Biggs orcas,…
Read moreWildlife to the North
March 17, 2021 – Spectacular start spotting a group of Steller sea lions, bald eagles and mergansers right outside of Friday Harbor. Harbor seals were enjoying the sunshine on the…
Read moreJ17’s through binoculars
March 12, 2021 – A beautiful day in the San Juans. Today we sailed along the south side of Spieden Island first stopping to see the sea lions at Green…
Read moreSailing between the squalls
March 7, 2021 – Today was a fun sailing day for sure. Conditions changed rapidly and we could see the squalls coming. We ducked into New Channel to shelter and…
Read moreSailing with Biggs orcas T87 and the T124A2’s
March 6, 2021 – Our sail began with exciting news of Biggs/Transient orcas heading up the coastline along the east side of Orcas Island from Lawrence Pt. We plotted a…
Read moreExciting sail to South Lopez with a minke on Salmon Bank
October 21, 2020 – Leaving Friday Harbor and finding a brisk North Wind with main at first reef we sailed wing on wing to the South. A beam reach carried…
Read moreSail to the South in October
October 17, 2020 – A rather grey October day with black clouds to the North and a silver lining to the South. We went for the silver lining. Winds were…
Read moreEagles, harbor seals, a falcon and much more
October 15, 2020 – As we raised sails leaving Friday Harbor a bald eagle was making repeated dives for a duck who managed to elude him. Passing Low Island an…
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