September 22, 2026 – Beautiful day with glassy conditions. A bald eagle stood on the Shirt Tail Reef marker as we cut through the Wasp Islands. With news of a…
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Short sail with a pit stop for ice cream
Aug 30, 2025 – Fun short sail with a visit to Deer Harbor for ice cream
Read moreCircumnavigating Orcas Island with Biggs/Transient Orcas T46B’s northbound Rosario Strait
July 8, 2025 – After casting off we headed inter-island with news of a family of Biggs/Transient orcas, the T46B’s, moving north in Rosario Strait. We came through Peavine Pass…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T123’s north of Pt Doughty
September 17, 2023 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed north based on a report of a family of orcas north of Flattop Island. The orcas were multi-directional, but eventually…
Read moreSailing North to our Favorite Wildlife Refuges
July 26, 2023 – Today we visited many of our favorite places including these National Wildlife Refuges: Flattop Island, White Rock, Skipjack Island, and Bare Island. We had a great…
Read moreFull day sail around Orcas Island
June 29, 2023 – Full day sail around Orcas Island. With a report of a family of orcas (the T99’s) near Lummi Island we chose an inter-island route. A black…
Read moreFlattop, Skipjack, Bare, Waldron and Orcas Islands
July 12, 2022 – A great sail to come of our favorite places: Flattop, Skipjack, Bare, Waldron and Orcas Islands
Read moreSail around Henry Island with stunning sunset
May 27, 2022 – Full day sail around Henry Island with a pick up and drop off at Orcas Island
Read moreDouble reefed main and small jib – beautiful sailing under stormy skies
Every cloud has a silver lining, but in the San Juans, the clouds are lined with gold. Good sailing. When the squalls hit like tropical downpours, Peniel cuts through the…
Read moreSunset in the maze of islands between Shaw and Orcas of the San Juans
Sailed North to explore the maze of Islands between Shaw and Orcas Islands. Cliff, Nob, Coon, Crane, Reef, Little McConnell, Yellow and Low Islands warmed in the evening light sailing into…
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