June 5,2021 – Winds today were forecast at 20 mph. Being the San Juan Islands winds are also gusty and squirrely, with the direction changing sporadically choosing routes around islands,…
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Legendary Humpback Whale BCY0324 ‘Big Mama’
June 3, 2021 – We left Friday Harbor with some good winds and a flood tide to head North. I’d heard that the iconic humpback whale ’Big Mama’ BCY0324 who was seen…
Read moreHalf day sail to Pt Disney
June 2, 2021 – North into the sunshine. The colors of the forest, the cedar, Douglas firs and Madrone, really popped today as we cruised passed Point Caution. Raising sails…
Read moreA sail along Lopez Island to Castle Rock
May 30, 2021 – Today was overcast with a bit of a chill in the air. We headed south on an adventure to one of our favorite places, Castle Rock.…
Read moreGray Whale CRC1364 in Griffin Bay
May 29, 2021 – Tides are at their biggest a couple days after the full moon plus the moon is currently closer to the earth in her orbit. The exchange…
Read moreSunset sail to Flattop Island
May 25, 2021 – A lovely evening sunset sail. We began our trip heading south to circumnavigate Turn Island State Park where many harbor seals were hauled out warming up…
Read moreGray Whale at Salmon Bank plus a rare Arctic Tern
May 25, 2021 – As we left Friday Harbor we decided to head south today. We love cutting in the pass behind Turn Island to spot the wildlife that lives…
Read moreBiggs Orcas T65A’s, T77 with T77E, and T75B’s pass Friday Harbor
May 22, 2021 – North south east or west? We debated which way to go after leaving the dock, but in the end decided to go north with the winds…
Read moreBiggs Orcas T123’s check out Friday Harbor
May 21, 2021 – The T123’s Biggs orcas, who we’d seen on our morning sail, were now reported as Southbound at Jones Island. We sailed North and met them as…
Read moreBiggs Orcas T123’s near Waldron
May 21, 2021 – Northbound on the flood and a nice close hauled sail through the Wasp Islands with bald eagles watching as we sailed between the islands. After we…
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