July 20, 2020 – As we exited the harbor we made our way down San Juan Channel with the ebb tide in our favor. Hugging the Lopez Island coastline from…
Read moreSailing with minke whales and a humpback
Full day sail around Lopez seeing two orca pods (T37A’s and T65A’s)
July 18, 2020 – Exiting the harbor we raised the sails and went wing on wing taking the pass behind Turn Island. A harbor seal was fast asleep on a…
Read moreTrifecta! Humpbacks, Minke whales, and Resident Orcas
July 14, 2020 – We sailed South with news of J pod members of the Southern Residents back in False Bay after returning by way of Rosario Strait yesterday. It’s…
Read moreA minke on Salmon Bank and a humpback headed for Hein Bank
July 13, 2020 – Today we had a Lopez pick up and another fun sailing adventure. Earlier in the morning a humpback whale had gone south passing Friday Harbor and…
Read moreJ pod traveling down Haro Strait
July 12, 2020 – With news of J pod Southern Resident orcas nearing Turn Point we made haste to meet them coming down Haro Strait. Taking the short cut through Mosquito…
Read moreSailing with Biggs orcas T36’s in Rosario
July 11, 2020 – We left Friday Harbor with sails sheeted in tight and a plan to sail South as J pod of the Southern Resident Orcas were on the West…
Read moreSunset sail with J pod
July 10, 2020 – With news of J pod returning to False Bay possibly heading toward South Beach we set sails and made haste to the South. To make time…
Read moreMultiple minke whales and a humpback whale
July 10, 2020 – South on the ebb with our passenger taking the helm to sail across to Big Rock, a glacial erratic boulder left on the shoreline of Lopez…
Read moreEpic sail with J pod and also 3 minke whales
July 9, 2020 – We decided to sail south today with reports of the Southern Resident orcas from J pod still doing the westside shuffle since July 4th. At first…
Read moreOrcas T36’s and T37A’s in Rosario
July 8, 2020 – After hearing reports of a large group of Biggs/Transient orcas in East Sound, Orcas Island, we decided to plot a course in that direction. Sailing across…
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