October 21, 2020 – Leaving Friday Harbor and finding a brisk North Wind with main at first reef we sailed wing on wing to the South. A beam reach carried…
Read moreExciting sail to South Lopez with a minke on Salmon Bank
A foggy October sail with humpback MMX0167 ’Stitch’
October 18, 2020 – Waiting for the rain to ease up. A low cloud ceiling touching the tree tops. A wet looking bald eagle roosted on the sign on Low…
Read moreWindy sail with T35A’s, T38A’s and T137 siblings
October 10, 2020 – Strong winds were forecast for today so we went to the second reef on the main sail after leaving the dock. Just as we got underway…
Read moreA foggy day and a sail with the T123’s Biggs/Transient orcas
October 6, 2020 – As we cast off from the dock we were greeted by some heavy fog and sea mist moving through the area. We could see the ferry…
Read moreSailing with J pod and seeing the two newest calves
October 4, 2020 – When we left the dock we had exciting news of our Southern Resident orcas from J pod approaching the westside of San Juan Island. We decided…
Read moreMinke whale mugging and sailing with Biggs Orcas T123’s
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 moreSailing with Biggs Orcas T60’s and a Humpback whale MMX0167 “Stitch”
October 1, 2020 – Headed North on the flood tide and as we cleared Limestone Point we received a report of orcas heading North on the West side of the…
Read moreMinke 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 moreGreat winds for sailing to see humpback whale MMZ0004 “Zephyr”
September 29, 2020 – Mount Baker clad with fresh snow was pin sharp in crystal clear skies as sailed out of Friday Harbor. North wind and main sail at first…
Read moreHumpbacks, Dalls Porpoise, K pod, Seal with salmon and Sea lion with skate
September 28, 2020 – Leaving Friday Harbor with clear air giving a stunning view of Mount Baker and a fresh wind giving us a fast beam reach south. As we…
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