May 26, 2023 – A fun sail down to Whale Rocks to see the Steller sea lions. Other highlights include bald eagles, harbor seals, black oystercatchers, a purple ochre sea…
Read moreA rare elephant seal sighting
Beautiful sunset sail
July 2, 2022 – Evening sunset sail
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October 10, 2021 – A short sail to Hicks Bay, Danger Rock and around Turn Island, to Parks Bay and across to Pt Caution.
Read moreBald eagle chick, Peregrine falcon, and minke whale, oh my
June 20, 2021 – We left Friday Harbor with a plan to circumnavigate San Juan Island. Moderately strong winds were forecast from the north with an ebb through much of…
Read moreA sail to Smith Island and South Lopez
May 16, 2021 – Sailed south after leaving Friday Harbor. Cutting behind Turn Island and crossing San Juan Channel to hug the Lopez Coastline from Big Rock glacial erratic to…
Read moreEmerald Marine sail
August 23rd 2017 and we sailed with the shipwrights of Emerald Marine Carpentry around San Juan Island. Stellers Sea Lions at Whale rocks and we met Humpback whales: ‘Zig Zag’…
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July 13, 2017 – Short 3 hr sunset sail around Spieden Island was full of activity. So many eagles calling and soaring. Exotic mouflon rams, sika and fallow deer roaming…
Read moreMeeting T75Bs and T77s in Rosario Strait
June 21, 2017 – What an adventure. So many photos – so many favorites. Sailing north in Rosario Strait with transient orca families, T75B’s and T77’s (presumably sisters). T77’s first son, T77A,…
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