June 17, 2017 – Our sunset trip was booked but our morning was open. Late morning breakfast at Cynthias was cut short when we heard Orca whales were see from…
Read moreL pod rests while T65Bs and T36As hunt porpoise
To infinity and beyond with a boat load of transient orcas
Aug 29th – To infinity and beyond. North to Eastpoint via our favorite wildlife refuge islands and beyond into Georgia Strait to meet another cocktail T Party. Transient orcas T34s,…
Read moreFull Day Sail with Js and Ks, Southern Resident Orcas
June 6th – Full Day Sail around San Juan Island. We caught the ebb out to Whale Rocks and saw no steller sea lions. Have they all gone to Oregon?…
Read moreResident orcas meet Transients
June 5th – After 22 days absence, our Southern Residents returned. They were heard on the hydrophones at dawn and the calls included those of L pod. This is their…
Read moreMoresby to East Point
June 4th – Sailed around the block. Moresby to East Point with northwesterly outflow winds giving us a good kick. Harbor Porpoise seemed to love the back eddies and upwellings.One highlight…
Read moreSail with Humpback whale in Boundary Pass
June 3rd – A good Breeze and flood tide to sail North into Paradise. Skipjack Island is a jewel, a true garden of Eden. We could have drifted there all…
Read moreCircumnavigate Orcas passing Sucia, Matia, Barnes and Clarke
We sailed with the flood and ebb to circumnavigate Orcas Island. Explored new ground passing Matia, Barnes and Clark and the cliffs of Lawrence Point. Sailing the coastline of Presidents…
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 moreJ pod from Sidney to Blunden
Hard Core. We used the moderate to strong winds and the big ebb and flood to cover serious ground and watch serious whales. Sidney Channel – J34, Doublestuf, continual breaches…
Read moreSails with Whales and ashore Yellow Island with wildflowers and native grasses – Yellow Island
Magical magical day. T65As,Bs, 75Bs&Cs with new calf came right into Friday Harbor as we were leaving. Steller’s SeaLions swirling in the whirlpools and just enough wind to get back…
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