May 31st, Sailed South onto glassy waters south of Lopez Island and changed course for Hein Bank with news of transient orcas. We sailed back towards Lopez with the T46Bs…
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Memorial Day – a summer sail
Memorial Day – a summer sail. We kept up the American tradition with a barbecue, sailed slow in light winds and drifted with current listening to the sounds of nature.…
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Fun family sail. It’s amazing how quick kids learn to skipper a boat.
Read moreAll the J’s and first return of the year from K’s – Our Southern Resident Orcas
South: 50 nautical miles roundtrip. Eastern Bank to Dungeness. All the J’s and the first return of the year of the K’s. Party! Spectacular vocals and excitement in the air…
Read moreGrey day sail around Shaw
Windy grey days can be beautiful, too. Honest. Plants and animals movements choreographed with the wind. On a sailboat we too fit into the tune. Folks boarded from Lopez The Edenwild to…
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 moreHappy Christmas
And Best wishes for the New Year Pacific White Sided Dolphins porpoise over the christmas lights, Port of Friday Harbor, San Juan Island
Read moreSailing with the T60 family of Transient Orcas passed Friday Harbor
Sailing North to Speiden Channel we met the T60 family of Transient, or Bigg’s, Orcas. Folks staying at Lonesome Cove Resort witnessed the family as they hunted harbor seals. A…
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