July 11, 2026 – As we left Friday Harbor we heard that some of the orcas on the westside of San Juan Island had turned to the north (T123’s). We…
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Yellow Island Nature Preserve
July 11, 2026 – Four hour sail with a shore excursion to visit the Nature Conservancy’s Yellow Island Nature Preserve. Such a fun sail. We love visiting this special island.…
Read moreSunset sail
July 10, 2026 – Short sunset sail with our local friend for his wife’s birthday. The light was magical with the best sunset sail of the year. Rhinocerous auklet loaded…
Read moreSailing north to New Channel and Flattop Island
July 10, 2026 – With good winds for fast sailing and a flooding current we sailed North in San Juan Channel. We payed for a bald eagle scavenging near the…
Read moreHumpback Whale BCX2473 ‘Kiarra Kelly’ inter-island
July 8, 2026 – Before we left a humpback whale (BCX2473 Kiarra Kelly) had passed Friday Harbor traveling quickly south towards Cattle Pass. Feeling this humpback was out of range…
Read moreOrcas T49A’s by Lummi and T77C and T77E by Low Island
July 7, 2026 – Sailing north into the Wasp Islands we picked up a report of orcas, the T49A’s (minus T49A1 and T49A2) northbound at Lawrence Pt, Orcas Island. We…
Read moreShort sunset sail Turn Island to Shaw Island
July 6, 2026 – Sunset sail. Wildlife seen include sea otter eating urchins, harbor seals, bald eagles, great blue heron, rhinoceros auklets with fish
Read moreOrcas T46B1’s and T46C2 rough housing with T46B1D
July 6, 2026 – Ebb tides and some fair winds we sailed south through Turn Island Pass and tacked our way down to Cattle Pass. After passing Goose Island cormorant…
Read moreOrcas T100’s southbound San Juan Channel to Cattle Pass
July 5, 2026 – Knowing that orcas, the T100’s, were southbound in San Juan Channel from our earlier sail we hustled everyone together to set off to the south. Cutting…
Read moreOrcas T100’s by White Rock and towards Friday Harbor
July 5, 2026 – We left Friday Harbor and sailed north to the Wasp Islands. There was a report of orcas, the T100’s (minus T100B’s and T100E), circling Flattop Island…
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