June 27, 2019 – Around Orcas Island we went. Dramatic scenery with forests growing out of cliff faces. Honeycomb sandstone shapes on Sucia Island. Harbor seals on Pea Pod Rocks…
Read moreA full day sail circumnavigating Orcas Island
Sailing with so much wildlife including Transient orcas T36A’s, T65B’s and T77A
June 26, 2019 – Today was a great day with lots of wildlife. More than a dozen bald eagles on Low Island, black oystercatchers defending their nests from the eagles,…
Read moreT party with the white whale, T46B1B
June 24, 2019 – A great sail through the islands and around Lopez with the T65A’s, and an exciting moment watching them join up with the T46B’s. A peregrine falcon…
Read moreIncredible seas and wind for sailing
June 23, 2019 – Wild and crazy seas at times and great winds for sailing. After a fast sail across to Lopez we found shelter to reef the main sail…
Read moreFinding humpback whale MMX0167 “Stitch” by East Pt
June 22, 2019 – We Left Friday Harbor with a whale report of Biggs/Transient Orcas at Point Grey, Vancouver. That’s 50 miles North – but we did note they were…
Read moreFriday Harbor T65As family of Biggs Orcas and going ashore on Yellow Island
June 20, 2019 – Cut the lines and leaving Friday Harbor and the T65A Transient Orcas were at the harbor entrance. The WA state ferry Samish drifted alongside us as…
Read moreSailing North in strong winds and meeting humpback whale
June 19, 2019 –To reef or not to reef was the question. We sailed out of the harbor under full sail and took some shelter by cutting in through the…
Read moreSail to Patos Island with the T65As family of Orca whales
Sail to Patos Island with the T65As family of Orca whales
Read moreSailing to Trial Island and Victoria Golf Club with T35s, T38s and T49As Biggs Killer Whales
June 14th 2019 Our whale reports today included The T49As, whom we’d briefly seen the day before, milling at Eagle Point with changing directions. We also heard of T35As, T38s,…
Read moreSunset Sail in the San Juan Islands with the T49As
June 11th 2019 – The T49As were reported coming West from the Orcas ferry terminal and through Pole Pass. We met them just North of Jones Island and watched from…
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