September 25, 2017 – Gray, cloudy days can be beautiful in the Pacific Northwest especially when you’re out on the water. Excellent lighting for photography where the colors of nature just…
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L12s with breaching Minke Whales
September 11th 2017 – South in San Juan Channel and out Cattle Pass to meet Southern Resident Killer Whales from L pod – the L12’s were foraging at Salmon Bank. We…
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August 21, 2017 – Cut the lines and ventured into the beginning of a giant flood tide as the moon began to align with the sun. The light of the sun…
Read moreAnother minke whale encounter
August 7, 2017 – Afternoon/Evening sail with the same minke whale we found earlier! It is easy to ID since it has a small nick on the leading edge of…
Read moreAdventures on Stuart Island
June 25, 2017 – Exploratory mission of the lighthouse keeper’s trail on Stuart Island. We like to look for new anchorages, new places to go ashore in the tender, new…
Read moreA peaceful sail and lots of wildlife
June 20, 2017 – Todays weather was not at all close to the forecasted 30 knot winds. It was a sunny summers day. First harbor seal pup has been born…
Read moreTo the North and to the West
North and West: 50 nautical miles. Sailing from Friday Harbor to Presidents Channel to Skipjack Island, an emerald jewel in a turquoise ocean. Bare Island, a Metropolis city of harbor…
Read moreHalf day to early May Yellow Island shore excursion
Mother’s Day sail. The weather’s getting better – a little warmer every year! Flowers are blooming which usually bloom in June. Eagles are raising chicks, oyster catchers are acting frisky,…
Read moreBirthday Sail
Captains Birthday sail – had my cake and ate it too. Another summers day in April and geese are getting fat laying on their nests. Seals are lazy while the…
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