May 2, 2024 – We used the flood and ebb tides with their back eddies to add benefit to our sail. Passing through the Wasp Islands between Orcas and Shaw…
Read moreFull day sail up to Boiling Reef
Abundance of wildlife including a small humpback whale in Haro Strait
April 24, 2024 – Today we circumnavigated Spieden and Stuart Islands and saw some amazing wildlife. Unfortunately, orcas (T65 and T63) vanished before we got on scene south of Turn…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T19, T19B and T49A’s followed by T36A’s
April 23, 2024 – With a report of Orcas Northbound in Haro Strait we sailed North from Friday Harbor and stayed close to shore in Spieden Channel catching the back eddies…
Read moreSouth to Whale Rocks with lots of sea lions and eagles
March 30, 2024 – Our first official sail of the season. Heeled over on a close hauled sail towards the wind we left Friday Harbor and crossed San Juan Channel.…
Read moreSail to Flattop Island and New Channel
October 13, 2023 – With a nice northerly breeze we were able to tack our way north up San Juan Channel. Tacking through the Wasp Islands gave a nice view…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s Henry Island to Green Pt
October 4, 2023 – Sailed out of Friday Harbor and headed north and through the pass by Coon Island and up through Spring Pass. The decision was to head toward…
Read moreHalf day sail south to Whale Rocks
October 3, 2023 – Beautiful serene sail out of Friday Harbor. The ebbing current carried us sideways to the South so we cut inside Turn Island and drifted by the…
Read moreHumpback Whale BCX0519 “Stitch” crossing Salmon Bank
September 29, 2023 – As we left Friday Harbor we heard the humpback whale whom we’d sailed alongside in the morning, BCX0519 “Stitch”, was on a treadmill of the incoming flood…
Read moreHumpback Whale BCZ0345 “Victory” bottom of Salmon Bank
September 16, 2023 – We headed south after leaving Friday Harbor with a great sail tacking down the channel. There was a thick fog bank in Upright Channel and in…
Read moreSunset sail to the Wasp Islands
September 12, 2023 – Evening sunset sail from Friday Harbor
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