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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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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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