August 3, 2017 – Smokey haze gives diffuse light to the textured “fruitcake geology” of the islands. Bull kelp is at its prime as a forest in waters up to…
Read moreSailing around north end of San Juan Islands
Transients in Rosario Strait
July 31, 2017 – Sailed on a journey through the islands to pass on the experience of seeing orcas for the first time. Magic. We first met the T37B’s coming…
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July 30, 2017 – Sailed out via Cattle Pass and stopped to look at the many cormorants and gulls including dozens of gull chicks on Goose Island. One small lone…
Read moreExploring New Channel
July 30, 2017 – Cut the lines and sailed north to explore some of our favorite National Wildlife Refuges and wildlife hang outs. So many bald eagles in New Channel…
Read moreFull day sail to Java Rocks
July 28, 2017 – Today we visited some of our favorite places… Flattop Island, Java Rocks, Skipjack Island, and cruised down Presidents Channel at sunset. Pit stop at Orcas Island…
Read moreShort sail extended
July 26, 2017 – Another short sail extended on the account of a good time. We explored the coastline of some of our favorite islands including Spieden Island and Flattop…
Read moreSailing south from Fishermans Harbor
July 9, 2017 – Full moon = big tides. Sailed south out through Cattle Pass and found Whale Rocks full of harbor seals – some getting splashed by the waves,…
Read moreT49As, T65As, & T75Bs and Deer Harbor Fireworks
July 3, 2017 – Evening sail north through Spring Pass hugging the coastline of Orcas Island admiring the forrest looking for eagles. We crossed Presidents Channel to sail with transient…
Read moreCircumnavigating Stuart Island and a visit with T49As
July 1, 2017 – We caught up with transient orcas known as the T49As in Spieden Channel as they were eating their meal. Sailed downwind with the whales along the…
Read moreSo many transients T36, T36B’s, T37A’s and T51
June 30, 2017 – We left on an ebb with reports of Ks and fog. We found neither. But we did find growing numbers of incoming transient groups until we…
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