July 27, 2017 – Great teamwork sailing in gusty winds. Gorgeous scenery as we circumnavigated Orcas Island. It certainly was an adventure.
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T11s Birthday Sail
April 25, 2017 – Birthday celebration with the T11’s! T11 is just a little older than David, and her son is the same age as Barbara. They’re experienced in life –…
Read moreMorning Minke
Morning sail and we lucked out with a minke whale in Minke Pond, North of San Juan Island. Newborn harbor seals, eagle activity, and we’re ecstatic to find, for the first…
Read moreA Mother’s Day Gift – The biggest Mother in the Salish Sea breaches with new Humpback Whale Calf
A Mother’s Day Gift – Biggest mother in the Salish Sea breaches with her calf. A pioneer, “Big Mama”, returned to these waters after 90 years without humpback whales. Historically…
Read moreJ pod from Sidney to Blunden
Hard Core. We used the moderate to strong winds and the big ebb and flood to cover serious ground and watch serious whales. Sidney Channel – J34, Doublestuf, continual breaches…
Read moreIn like a Lion; out like a Lamb. March ends with whales of J pod in Haro Starit
A family adventure sailing whale watching families of J17’s and J22’s Orcas, stellar sea lions, a gazillion eagles, and a solitary humpback whale.
Read moreEaster Sunday sailing with J17 and J22 families of Orca Whales, Orcas Island.
Easter sails with whales! We met the J17’s and J22’s families at the Orcas Ferry Landing. Dawdling west through Harney Channel they eventually but deliberately took the narrow Pole Pass.…
Read moreTransient Killer whale family T137s visit Friday Harbor for Easter
Transient Orca Syphop David and Barbara in Bullfrog Skiff David and Barbara in Bullfrog Skiff with Male Transient Killer Whale T137A
Read moreGood Friday sail to Yellow Island and beyond
Flowering Red Currant, Blue-eyed Mary, Trout or Fawn Lilly, Indian Paintbrush, Shooting Stars and Chocolate Lilies. Spring is here.
Read moreSpring Sail with Stellar Sea Lions
Spring Sail with Stellar Sea Lions. Stiff breeze of 20 knots as we headed North from Friday Harbor. Strong currents at the Cactus Islands made for white water river conditions.…
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