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 moreT49As, T65As, & T75Bs and Deer Harbor Fireworks
Circumnavigating 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…
Read moreSailing to Castle Rock
June 28, 2017 – Evening sail along the Lopez Shoreline South to McArthur Bank. Harbor Seals and harlequin ducks tucked inside the rapids of whale rocks. Eaglets now perch above…
Read moreA peaceful sail and lots of wildlife
June 20, 2017 – Todays weather was not at all close to the forecasted 30 knot winds. It was a sunny summers day. First harbor seal pup has been born…
Read moreIncredible power, predation event
June 13, 2017 – Today we witnessed the dramatic chaos created as a transient orca family known as the T65A’s displayed their incredible power during a predation event – leaping,…
Read moreSailing the extra nautical mile to meet Transient Orcas
6/2/17 – Sailing the extra nautical mile we met Transient Orcas, T65A’s, within sight of Vancouver. As we approached two humpback whales breached about a mile ahead of the orcas.…
Read moreCircumnavigating Orcas Island
May 25, 2017 – Today we circled the rim of islands that surrounds Orcas Island. The flood current and wind pushed us along as we swiftly sailed north in Rosario…
Read moreAn adventure to Sucia Island
May 24, 2017 – Always we see something we’ve never seen before. Today it was the number of eagle’s nests we stumbled across, that Steller sea lions hauled out in…
Read moreSailing the silver lining
So glad we didn’t cancel for rain! If you don’t like the weather in the San Juans, just wait 5 minutes. It was an awesome sail. Wing on wing downwind…
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