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San Juan Island sunset moonrise sail

San Juan Island sunset moonrise sail

Today we picked up our passengers from Deer Harbor, Orcas Island, and set sail through the inter-islands. We found several bald eagles scattered about with their white heads reminding us of golf balls in the trees.  With the sails sheeted in tightly we had a really nice sail down Harney Channel and towards Obstruction Island.Popping out of Peavine Pass in Rosario Strait revealed glassy seas and a large group of harbor porpoise swimming back and forth feeding. Little exhalation puffs could be heard all around us.Our passengers took the helm as we set a course to Nob Island. The sun was going down and the skies changed to hot pink to the west and the full moon rise was happening to the east.

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Humpback and orcas

Humpback and orcas

July 7, 2017 – Sunset/Moonrise sail. A humpback whale known as Divot visits Friday Harbor. T49As took us to Mandarte Island cormorant rookery. But the most exciting thing of the…

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sunset/moonrise sail with J16’s

sunset/moonrise sail with J16’s

Aug 18th – A sunset/moonrise sail with J16’s at Hein Bank. J26 made friends with a murre and then an explosion of the ocean as he caught a fish. Steller…

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Mal nourished Humpback Whale

Mal nourished Humpback Whale

August 16th – Evening sunset moonrise starlit sail. Sad to meet a small humpback whale, looked mal nourished making shallow dives before heading into shallow water of Rocky Bay. Concerned…

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T49As Transient Orcas and Steller Sea Lions meet at Spieden Island

T49As 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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Sunset Moonrise sail to Lovers Leap, Stuart Island

Sunset Moonrise sail to Lovers Leap, Stuart Island

Sunset sail. Just missed the whales who made fast time on a flood tide. Nevertheless barbecued salmon supper as the Pelagic cormorants settled in for the night on Lovers Leap…

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Supermoon – Full Lunar Eclipse follows Sunset Sail

Supermoon – Full Lunar Eclipse follows Sunset Sail

So grateful for our passengers suggestion for this spectacular sail. The moon was invisible at first rising over Orcas island but as the twilight darkened the blood red glow of…

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