June 6, 2023 – After leaving Friday Harbor we took advantage of the ebb tide and North wind to sail south. Sailing around Turn Island we spotted racoons foraging on…
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February short sail in some strong winds
February 4, 2023 Strong winds on the forecast but we sailed out of Friday Harbor with full main. Following the coastline to point Caution picking up speed wing on wing…
Read moreMinke Whale circles Swirl Rocks
July 31, 2022 – A great wing on wing sail down San Juan Channel and out of Cattle Pass. Passing Goose Island with the cormorant rookery we noticed gulls with new…
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Sailing to meet J pod at Iceberg Point, Lopez Island
Read moreFrequent visitors to San Juan Island, Transient Orca family T49As
September 19, 2018 -We sailed to meet Southern Resident orcas who were foraging on the west side of San Juan Island. However as we passed Lopez transient orcas were spotted…
Read moreT101s at Tumbo Island
August 17, 2018 – We headed North on news of the T101s, Transient Orcas, heading North in Rosario Strait. We crossed San Juan Channel, inside of Yellow Island to Spring…
Read moreDay Sailing North in the San Juan Islands
July 28, 2018 – Sailed North tacking off Crane island to quietly sail passed the harbor seal haul outs of Yellow and Low Islands. Rode the flood tide…
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June 26, 2018 – North on the flood and drifted passed Yellow Island where harbor seals we can see in the photos were ready to pop with pregnancy. Light wind…
Read moreSpectacular sail North
June 25, 2018 – We reefed the main sail with strong winds when we left the harbor and caught the flood north. Drifting the south shore of Flattop Island we…
Read moreTransient /Biggs Orcas, the T137s, take Pole Pass
June 23, 2018 – We sailed north with a report of T49A’s, T65A’s and T137’s north of Flattop Island. As we arrived the T49A’s and T65A’s had cleared towards Skipjack…
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