July 30, 2016 – We sailed north into Boundary Pass, then west around Stuart Island, and then south to Mandarte Island. Mandarte Island is one of our favorite places and…
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Sailing with Transient Orcas, T34s with T37 and T37B’s
July 28, 2016 – Searching for whales and finding 4 generations of Transients T34s with T37 and T37B’s. Residents are gone, and no humpbacks reported in our area. We set…
Read moreJ17s foraging at false Bay
July 26, 2016 – J17s foraging at false Bay, Double stuf J34 and his Mum Oreo J22 foraging Pile Point. J31 breaching, J14s slow North, Blackberry J27 and his brother…
Read moreDouble hitter – Residents and Transients
July 22, 2016 – Double hitter – Residents and Transients in the same day. Out through Cattle Pass making good time with a reefed main. Fun sail alongside of J34…
Read moreSunset storm clouds
We went south to Hein Bank looking for humpbacks and minkes, but instead found L85 all on his lonesome. Choppy seas and a fair wind brought us back to cruise…
Read moreSailing Sunset to twilight with the full moon rise
Sunset/Full Moonrise is one of our favorite sails each month. We floated on our planet as she turned away from the sun and towards the moon. The curve of the…
Read moreJ pod and L pod West side foraging
We circumnavigated San Juan Island to meet up with Southern Resident Orcas from J pod and L pod. Foraging and socializing off False Bay. We all headed offshore in small…
Read moreA day with the L12’s
A day with the L12’s. We were happy to see them foraging from False Bay to South Beach. Four year old L119, Joy, was having fun playing with her 1…
Read moreTransients in Friday Harbor – T65As and 37As
Transients passing Friday Harbor! Cut the lines! We’re away from the dock! Introductions can come later! T65A’s and T37A’s. Our first time seeing a new calf born 2015, T37A4, and…
Read moreThe Humpback Comeback
Sailed south to witness the “Humpback Comeback”. Drifting in the deep blue we were mesmerized with the deep breaths of these gentle giants. Waving their pectoral flippers, lunge feeding, fluking.…
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