June 27, 2021 – A fun evening sail through the Wasp Islands and up into Presidents Channel. Rhinoceros auklets were busy gathering fish for supper. We hugged the forested Orcas…
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Half day sail to Lawrence Pt
June 27, 2021 – A full day sail with an Orcas Island pick up and drop off. We decided to do something different today and check out the gorgeous scenery…
Read moreFinding a minke on Salmon Bank
June 26, 2021 – Half day sail south to Salmon Bank where we had great views of a minke whale. This whale looks like one we’ve seen last year –…
Read moreOrcas T36’s, T77C with T77D and a sail around Blakely
June 24, 2021 – After cutting through the pass behind Turn Island we sailed on the rips of the flood tide to Flat Point, Lopez. Biggs/transient orcas, T77C, T77D, T36…
Read moreT36’s, T77C and T77D, T125A and T128 at Hein Bank
June 24, 2021 – Great winds for sailing south after leaving Friday Harbor. Tacked back and forth down the channel and rounded Cape San Juan passing Goose Island and Cattle…
Read moreSunset / full moon rise sail
June 23, 2021 – A northerly run which included the Wasp Islands, Spring Pass, Flattop National Wildlife Refuge, Ripple Island National Wildlife Refuge, the Cactus Islands, Spieden Island, New Channel…
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June 23, 2021 – Half day sail south. Full moon close to the earth, a Supermoon today, and the tidal exchange was dramatic. Low tides as we cut through Turn…
Read moreEvening sail to Flattop and New Channel
June 18, 2021 – 5 hours later and a similar route gives such a different sail. Winds gave us the power we needed to sail though the Wasp Islands at…
Read moreAfternoon sail to Flattop and New Channel
June 18, 2021 A perfect half day sail North. Spike Africa Schooner at Yellow Island, Mount Baker through Wasp Pass. The granite glacial erratics off McConnell Island. An eagle in…
Read moreSailing with Biggs orcas T123’s at Lawrence Pt and returning at sunset
June 15, 2021 – Before casting off on our evening half day sail we had been following reports of a pod of orcas known as the T123’s who were traveling…
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