Afternoon sail through Cattle Pass on a brisk breeze with full ebb. Also indulging in social behavior were the families of J pod and L pod. Spyhops, cartwheels, breaches, and…
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Strange behaviour, J’s, Harbor Porpoise and minkes
A day with the J’s and minkes. Again we met them at Long Island. Over Salmon Bank and on to False Bay. They were spread from Pile Point to Salmon…
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Another rainy day where we’re glad we went anyway. We went south on the ebb passing the harbor seals at Whale Rocks and the eagles of Long Island meeting group…
Read moreAfternoon sail along the shores of the San Juan Islands
Afternoon sail along the shores of the San Juan Islands
Read moreJ Pod returns and Orcas Island firework show
We sailed through Spieden Channel to meet the J’s at Battleship. Fast travel spread in loose groups to the Stuart Island shoreline. Swinging Turn Pt at full flood with direction…
Read moreTransient Orca family T77’s circumnavigate San Juan Island today
We cut through Mosquito Pass to meet the T77’s (first reported at Eagle Cove) hunting in Open Bay. They took the shoreline of Kellett Bluff past Roche Harbor and began…
Read moreSailing close to Summer Solstice
Getting close to summer solstice. Cumulous clouds: unstable atmosphere. Strong winds: glassy calm. First harbor seal pup of the season. Peregrine Falcon chicks: ready to leave the nest. Moon is moving…
Read moreFull Day Sail with Js and Ks, Southern Resident Orcas
June 6th – Full Day Sail around San Juan Island. We caught the ebb out to Whale Rocks and saw no steller sea lions. Have they all gone to Oregon?…
Read moreMoresby to East Point
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…
Read moreCircumnavigate Orcas passing Sucia, Matia, Barnes and Clarke
We sailed with the flood and ebb to circumnavigate Orcas Island. Explored new ground passing Matia, Barnes and Clark and the cliffs of Lawrence Point. Sailing the coastline of Presidents…
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