9/28/16 – Beautiful September sailing in the sunshine. Our favorite part about today was drifting in New Channel enjoying supper when we were surrounded by groups of harbor porpoise. They…
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Circumnavigating Stuart Island
Sept 12th – Plenty of wind when we departed Friday Harbor which called for a double reefed main and small jib. Smooth sailing. We cut through John’s Pass to circumnavigate…
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Sept 9th – Everything we saw on our trip today was beautiful. Lots of bald eagles – more than we’ve seen in over a month. Encountered a group of Dall’s…
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Sept 2nd – September in the Salish Sea. Cormorant chicks are getting bigger, harbor seal pups are on their own. Cumulous clouds, unstable atmosphere. The season’s change is here, and…
Read moreSailing with Southern Resident K’s and L’s
Aug 30th – Lots of Southern Resident Killer Whales from L pod including the L12’s and part of K pod foraging and socializing on a west side shuffle. Great vocals…
Read moreTransient Orcas T99’s and T36B’s circumnavigated Spieden Island twice
Aug 28th – Transient Orcas T99’s and T36B’s circumnavigated Spieden Island twice, down San Juan Channel East side and up San Juan Channel West side, circumnavigating Crane Island including Pole…
Read moreJ28 Polaris in trouble
Visiting our furred and feathered friends we sailed to Flattop, Cactus and down the west side of San Juan Island. J28’s at Lime Kiln. J28 Polaris reported as emaciated –…
Read moreCircumnavigating Lopez Island
We spent the afternoon circumnavigating Lopez Island. A distance of approximately 40 nautical miles. Beautiful scenery and wildlife – but unfortunately, no whales!
Read moreMal nourished Humpback Whale
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…
Read moreGoing 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…
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