September 9, 2024 – Half day sail visiting some of our favorite places…. through the Wasp Islands, along the north coast of Orcas Island, down part of the Waldron coastline…
Read moreLovers Cove, Pt Disney, White Rock and Flattop
Biggs/Transient orcas T19’s with T49A’s followed by minke whale on Salmon Bank
September 8, 2024 – After sailing around Turn Island we met Biggs/Transient orcas T19’s (no T18 present) and the T49A’s (minus T49A1 and T49A2) socializing and milling. T19C and T49A3…
Read moreNortherly sail to Flattop and New Channel
September 7, 2024 – Half day sail to Flattop Island and New Channel including Ripple Island, Cactus Islands, Spieden Island, the Wasp Islands and back to Friday Harbor.
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T19’s and T49A’s socializing near Limestone Pt
September 6, 2024 – With news of Biggs/Transient orcas loitering as a social group in Spieden Channel we sailed north. At Limestone Point we met the T19’s (no T18 present)…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T19’s by James Island
September 5, 2024 – Sailed inter-island through Canoe Island Pass along Upright Head and down to Thatcher Pass. We saw a juvenile bald eagle on the cliff of Upright Head.…
Read moreSunset sail around Waldron and Skipjack Island
September 4, 2024 – With reports of orcas in the region by Patos Island we kept our speed up hoping they would come in range for our evening sail, but…
Read moreTwo Minke whales on Salmon Bank
September 4, 2024 – Southbound on our morning sail in a magical landscape with fog creeping through the islands. We spotted raccoons foraging on Turn Island, harbor seals resting on…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T109A’s near Stuart Island
September 2, 2024 – We headed north quickly on account of orcas northbound in Haro Strait. Near Sentinel Rock we met the Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T109A’s. It was…
Read moreSailing south to see Minke Whale “Dent”
September 1, 2024 – A fun sail south to Salmon Bank where we found a minke whale (nicknamed “Dent”). On the way there we spotted plenty of other wildlife including…
Read moreOur Longest Half-Day sail! With the T19s
August 31, 2024 – This was our longest half day sail on record – we circumnavigated Lopez Island in 5 1/2 hours and covered 32 miles! The tide helped us…
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