June 4th – Sailed around the block. Moresby to East Point with northwesterly outflow winds giving us a good kick. Harbor Porpoise seemed to love the back eddies and upwellings.One highlight…
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Family Sails
An education for sure. Rain and moderate to strong winds in Haro Strait meant serious speed with reefed main on a beam reach to Canada. Winter weather in the beginning…
Read moreSailing with T46Bs Transient Orca family
May 31st, Sailed South onto glassy waters south of Lopez Island and changed course for Hein Bank with news of transient orcas. We sailed back towards Lopez with the T46Bs…
Read moreMemorial Day – a summer sail
Memorial Day – a summer sail. We kept up the American tradition with a barbecue, sailed slow in light winds and drifted with current listening to the sounds of nature.…
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Fun family sail. It’s amazing how quick kids learn to skipper a boat.
Read moreBiggs ‘Transient’ orcas passing Friday Harbor – again!
Some days you just can’t help but feel lucky. Two bulls, T93 and T97, were traveling together and quickly approaching Friday Harbor. We left the dock just in the…
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Not too far to sail today as the Transient Orcas came to Friday Harbor. The T75B’s and T77’s had just finished predation of a Dall’s porpoise at Turn Rock. They…
Read moreT Party : Twenty Transient Orcas North from San Juan Island
T Party. One of the most amazing days ever. Over 3,000 photographs today and a few hours of audio recording. Today could be a photo book today on its own,…
Read moreAll the J’s and first return of the year from K’s – Our Southern Resident Orcas
South: 50 nautical miles roundtrip. Eastern Bank to Dungeness. All the J’s and the first return of the year of the K’s. Party! Spectacular vocals and excitement in the air…
Read moreSwirl, Blind, Castle and Colville
As mighty waters ebb and flow against the Lopez shore. We caught the ebb to ride out through Cattle Pass and visit the islands south of Lopez. Swirl Island, Blind…
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