June 15, 2026 – Raised sails and caught the ebb current for a Southerly course. There was a bald eagle on Turn Island and sea otter in the kelp of…
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Humpback BCX1057 ‘Divot’ and new calf south San Juan Channel & Minke whale on Salmon Bank
June 13, 2026 – Sailed South with reports of a humpback whale and calf heading South after passing Friday Harbor. We sailed through Turn Island pass seeing harbor seals hauled…
Read moreShort sunset sail
June 11, 2026 – Evening short sunset sail with lots of wildlife including a sea otter, harbor porpoise, harbor seals, bald eagle, black oystercatchers, harlequin ducks, pigeon guillemots and belted…
Read moreOrcas T123’s by Cattle Pass followed by Orcas T100’s near Wasp Islands
June 11, 2026 – Southbound through Turn Island Pass with its haul out of harbor seals, across Griffin Bay and passing the cormorant rookery on Goose Island in Cattle Pass.…
Read moreHumpback whale BCX1800 “Gretzky” followed by Orcas T123’s in Rosario Strait
June 8, 2026 – Leaving Friday Harbor in light misty rain we changed course from North along San Juan coastline to South along Shaw coastline after hearing reports of orcas…
Read moreHumpback whale BCZ0575 “Chi” by Sinclair Island
May 30, 2026 – Strong winds to the south so we headed north. A bald eagle was carrying a fish to its nest on Cliff Island. We’re hoping to catch…
Read moreSouthbound sail to Whale Rocks and Long Island
May 14, 2025 – As we cast off from Friday Harbor rain was drizzling upon us. We made the choice to go south with the current and towards brighter skies.…
Read moreSailing south to Whale Rocks
August 1, 2024 – Southerly sail to Salmon Bank and onto MacArthur Bank in search of minke whales but we came up empty handed despite a valiant effort. We returned…
Read moreFull day sail up to Boiling Reef
May 2, 2024 – We used the flood and ebb tides with their back eddies to add benefit to our sail. Passing through the Wasp Islands between Orcas and Shaw…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orca T124C near Skipjack and Sucia
June 4, 2023 – Shortly after leaving Friday Harbor we spotted a bald eagle perched in a tree looking down at something. Nearby the tree was a red fox with…
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