July 26, 2026 – Our earlier sail was cancelled for drizzly weather but rain drops seemed to be holding off enough for our evening sail. After casting off with a…
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Evening Short Sail
July 25, 2026 – Evening Short Sail. Glassy conditions, mercurial lighting. A special birthday sail. Wildlife seen: bald eagle, eaglet in its nest on Cliff Island, many harbor seals, black…
Read moreWildlife search Southwest to Middle Bank
July 25, 2026 – After casting off from Friday Harbor we headed south today despite the flooding current. At Turn Rock a bald eagle was roosting on the navigational aid…
Read moreShort Sunset Sail to Fisherman’s Harbor
July 24, 2026 – Short sail to Fisherman’s Harbor, Lopez Island and around Turn Island State Park. Bald eagles, harbor seals, a sea otter, great blue heron, belted kingfisher and…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T100’s near Patos Island
July 24, 2026 – We had an early morning sighting of a couple orcas inter-island by Bell Island which were later found by Limestone Pt. These two turned west into…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T77C and T77E near Blakely Island
July 23, 2026 – With reports of orcas, T77C and T77E, southbound in Rosario we headed inter-island after stopping to see the sea otter by Turn Rock. We met the…
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July 21, 2026 – Short sail – came through Turn Island pass and finding wind started sailing towards Lopez. The wind however dropped so we double backed to Turn Rock.…
Read moreCircumnavigating San Juan Island to see Orcas T100’s
July 21, 2026 – With reports of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T100’s at Middle Bank we headed south. We cut through Turn Island pass and quickly moved towards Cattle…
Read moreHumpback whales BCY1022 ‘Scratchy’ and BCZ0414 ‘Zephyr’ near Turn Point
July 20, 2026 – While leaving Friday Harbor we received a report of two humpback whales Northbound at Open Bay. The ebb current was against us and it seemed a…
Read moreSunset short sail
July 19, 2026 – Sunset short sail. Wildlife seen: rhinoceros auklets fishing for supper, harbor seals, sea otter wrapped in bull kelp preparing for bed
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