October 2, 2020 – After picking up our passengers on the Lopez shoreline south of Big Rock we continued heading south on the ebb tide. Areas of patchy fog rolled…
Read moreMinke whale mugging and sailing with Biggs Orcas T123’s
Minke whale north of Waldron and wildlife in New Channel
September 30, 2020 – Winds were fickle but we took advantage of a breeze for light air drift sailing to go quietly through the Wasp Islands where a bald eagle…
Read moreMinke whale in Minke Lake
September 27, 2020 – Northbound with a North wind and tacked our way up the channel between the islands. Through Spring Pass keeping in the sunshine and drifted for a…
Read moreMinke whales by Smith Bank and Turn Island plus a brown pelican and tufted puffin
September 21, 2020 – South on the ebb and today we could again see Mount Baker. A great blue heron roosting high on a snag, resting harbor seals and two…
Read moreJ pod returns to the Salish Sea and a minke on Salmon Bank
September 1, 2020 – Exciting news today – Our Southern Resident orcas from J pod came in from the ocean and were foraging in the early morning off of Eagle…
Read moreHalf day sail down to Salmon Bank
August 23, 2020 – Finding wind outside the harbor we raised sails for a beam reach to Turn Island and then wing on wing through Turn Island Pass. We were…
Read moreSailing with a Minke whale and T18’s Biggs/Transient Orcas
August 15, 2020 – When we left the harbor we decided to head south upon hearing of orcas (T65A’s and T137’s) coming down Rosario hugging the Lopez shoreline. We came…
Read moreTufted puffins and a minke whale at Smith Island
August 9, 2020 – Light winds as we left Friday Harbor and were able to sail wing on wing through Turn Island Pass. Travelled quickly down to Cattle Pass where…
Read moreA minke on Salmon Bank and a sail to south Lopez
August 8, 2020 – Raised sails as we left Friday Harbor at the start of the Shaw Island Classic sailboat race. Peniel has many trophies from winning this race through…
Read moreGreat minke encounter on Salmon Bank
August 7, 2020 – Although we had moderate southerly wind leaving Friday Harbor we were hearing winds South of San Juan Island were just 4 knots and so we decided…
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