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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Going the extra mile for Big Mama, Zig Zag and Mama’s latest calf
Aug 7th – Going the extra mile for Big Mama, Zig Zag and Mama’s latest calf. After seeing Mouflon Sheep & Rams munching seaweed north forested shore of Spieden, we…
Read moreTriple hitter: minke whales, humpback whales, and L pod Southern Resident orcas
Aug 3, 2016 – Triple hitter: minke whales, humpback whales, and L pod Southern Resident orcas. Hein Bank and beyond then heading north when reports indicated inbound from Trial Island.…
Read moreBald Eagles and Pacific Oyster Catchers
Good wind for sailing. We met two humpbacks coming down President’s Channel traveling side by side. Parted ways to explore Spieden Island and found a lot of bald eagle activity…
Read moreThe Humpback Comeback
Sailed south to witness the “Humpback Comeback”. Drifting in the deep blue we were mesmerized with the deep breaths of these gentle giants. Waving their pectoral flippers, lunge feeding, fluking.…
Read moreFull Day Sail with Js and Ks, Southern Resident Orcas
June 6th – Full Day Sail around San Juan Island. We caught the ebb out to Whale Rocks and saw no steller sea lions. Have they all gone to Oregon?…
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June 3rd – A good Breeze and flood tide to sail North into Paradise. Skipjack Island is a jewel, a true garden of Eden. We could have drifted there all…
Read moreA Mother’s Day Gift – The biggest Mother in the Salish Sea breaches with new Humpback Whale Calf
A Mother’s Day Gift – Biggest mother in the Salish Sea breaches with her calf. A pioneer, “Big Mama”, returned to these waters after 90 years without humpback whales. Historically…
Read moreNovember Sailing – Transient Orcas and Humpback whale drift passed the Port of Friday Harbor
Drifting South in San Juan Channel with silence broken only by massive breaths of a Humpback whales exhalation. Magical light as we passed the Port of Friday Harbor. Drifting towards Lopez…
Read moreHumpbacks at McArthur Bank
Sailed South passed Whale Rocks and South of Lopez to McArthur Bank. Two Humpbacks surfaced together with the Olympic mountains beyond. Bald Eagle, Long Island, Lopez
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