May 1, 2025 – Short sail with a visit to Nature Conservancy’s Yellow Island Nature Preserve
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Biggs Orcas T46B’s with new calf T46B3A outside Friday Harbor
April 5, 2025 – We left Friday Harbor with news of Biggs orcas northbound in San Juan Channel. A group of Steller sea lions were hanging out near Minnesota Reef.…
Read moreOctober short sail to the Wasp Islands
October 9, 2024 – Short sail from Friday Harbor to Shaw and the Wasp Islands
Read moreSailing north to Flattop and New Channel
September 30, 2024 – Northerly winds gave us a nice sail as we tacked our way up the channel all the way to Spring Pass. Headed over to Flattop Island…
Read moreSailing with Biggs/Transient orcas T46B’s
September 28, 2024 – A family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T46B’s (minus T46B1’s who we’d seen the previous day in north Haro by Stuart Island) were zig zagging…
Read moreNortherly sail through sea mist to Flattop Island
September 24, 2024 – Sailing north from Friday Harbor with bands of sea mist smothering the islands in a white blanket. Weaved our way through the Wasp Islands and sailed…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orca T49C in San Juan Channel
September 21, 2024 – With a report of a single male orca south of the island we headed south quickly on the strong ebb. As he came through Cattle Pass…
Read moreSunset sail across to Fisherman’s Harbor
September 14, 2024 – Sunset sail to Fisherman’s Harbor
Read moreAfternoon short sail with Biggs orcas T37A’s, T100’s and T101’s
September 12, 2024 – Afternoon short sail with Biggs/Transient orcas T37A’s, T100’s and T101’s. After casting off we headed south and around Turn Island State Park. Cut across to Upright…
Read moreShore excursion to Yellow Island Nature Preserve
July 31, 2024 – Short sail with a visit to Yellow Island Nature Preserve
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