All Aboard Sailing

A minke on Salmon Bank and a humpback headed for Hein Bank

A minke on Salmon Bank and a humpback headed for Hein Bank

July 13, 2020 – Today we had a Lopez pick up and another fun sailing adventure. Earlier in the morning a humpback whale had gone south passing Friday Harbor and…

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Multiple minke whales and a humpback whale

Multiple minke whales and a humpback whale

July 10, 2020 – South on the ebb with our passenger taking the helm to sail across to Big Rock, a glacial erratic boulder left on the shoreline of Lopez…

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Epic sail with J pod and also 3 minke whales

Epic sail with J pod and also 3 minke whales

July 9, 2020 – We decided to sail south today with reports of the Southern Resident orcas from J pod still doing the westside shuffle since July 4th. At first…

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Trifecta! Orcas T46’s outside Friday Harbor, a Humpback BCY0409, and a minke

Trifecta! Orcas T46’s outside Friday Harbor, a Humpback BCY0409, and a minke

June 29, 2020 – “I saw something go down! Looked like an orca fin!”. It started out like a normal day leaving Friday Harbor to pass the University Marine Labs…

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Half day sail with lots of wildlife plus a minke near White Rock

Half day sail with lots of wildlife plus a minke near White Rock

October 6, 2019 – We raised sails and a bald eagle watched as we unfurled the headsail with winds in San Juan Chanel. Tacking across the channel we headed North…

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A minke encounter by Pt Disney plus a sea lion vs an octopus

A minke encounter by Pt Disney plus a sea lion vs an octopus

October 4, 2019 – The colors were popping in the forest as we hugged the San Juan coastline traveling up to Pt Caution.  Many pairs of ancient murrelets were hanging…

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Fun minke whale encounter and a sail around Lopez

Fun minke whale encounter and a sail around Lopez

August 14, 2019 –  It was a beautiful sail around Lopez Island with an action packed minke encounter. Spectacular views as we watched the minke whales lunging through various bait…

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