June 26, 2026 – Despite the rain when we heard a report of orcas in Wasp Passage we mustered our passengers. We caught the back eddy in the flood to…
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Beautiful short sunset sail
June 21, 2026 – Beautiful sunset short sail
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June 7, 2026 – Evening sunset short sail. Sea otter by Turn Rock. Bald eagles by Shaw Island. Forest reflections in calm waters. Sunset over San Juan Island.
Read moreSunset sail around Shaw Island following humpbacks
May 19, 2026 – Evening sunset sail. As we left Friday Harbor we saw a bald eagle carrying nesting material to Brown Island. Riding the back eddy to meet the…
Read moreGray Whale by Lopez Pass and T49A2 with T51 by Burrows Island
May 2, 2026 – After picking up our folks from Orcas Island we had a difficult choice as to whether our best bet was to take San Juan Chanel South…
Read moreA Foggy sail to Whale Rocks
August 7, 2024 – After casting off we came inside Turn Island seeing the harbor seals warming in the sun. Tacked our way sailing down the channel until we became…
Read moreSailing to Salmon Bank
August 2, 2024 – Half day sail south to Salmon Bank with lots of wildlife including raccoons, great blue herons, harbor seals, Steller sea lions, cormorants, gulls with chicks, a…
Read moreSunset sail north to New Channel and Flattop Island
May 29, 2024 – After casting off from Friday Harbor we had a light sprinkle in the harbor with sunshine in the channel so we headed for the sunshine. Biggs…
Read moreCircumnavigated San Juan Island and a visit with J Pod
June 14, 2018 – Islands were joined together in this morning’s extreme low tide. We navigated inside Turn Island watched by three raccoons in a tree and caught the tail…
Read more‘Split Fin’ and ‘Zig Zag’ with Peregrine Falcons at Monarch Head
May 29, 2018 – Extreme low tide made for beautiful coastline sailing between the islands. Harbor Seals basking in sunshine as we threaded our way through the Cactus Islands and…
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