Sailed to South Lopez. Anchored McArdle Bay and went a shore to a pristine beach of colored pebbles and historic beach glass. Ecstatic to see one of our rare Tufted Puffins.…
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Lime Kiln Point to Turn Point with J and K pod orca whales … and a Submarine
Sailed from the West side of San Juan Island North to Turn Point Lighthouse and took Boundary Pass around Stuart Island. Sailing alongside Js, Ks from the Southern Residents and a…
Read moreExploring the beaches of South Lopez Island
Love to use the Bullfrog Tender to go ashore to another land, in this case the remote pristine beaches South of Lopez Island
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The Plan was to Circumnavigate Lopez. What we didn’t know was that Transient Orcas had the same plan. We met them charging in through Cattle Pass with 6 knots of…
Read moreGuess who’s coming to Dinner – J Pod !
Our afternoon sail left from Deer Harbor and caught light to moderate breeze to head North. Seas flattened out in Boundary Pass and my passengers had brought food for the…
Read moreIceberg Point
The Morning sail was a sailing trip auctioned off to raise money during Nate’s Mum’s battle with Cancer. It was Won by the Backdoor Kitchen, one of Friday Harbors best…
Read moreCircumnavigation Sail of San Juan Island
Full Day Sails are my favorite way to go. No hurry, use both the flood and the ebb. Morning Harbor Seal Haul Outs, Transient Orcas, a flippant Steller’s SeaLion taunting…
Read moreJanuary sail North to Canada
Departing Roche at sunrise, clearing customs Sidney and on to Saturna for SIMRES Underwater Acoustics workshop with Professor Val Veirs. Return on reach with SE 35 Knots, thanks to Michael…
Read moreBarbara’s First Sail – November 2014
Reefing the sails in San Juan Channel. The challenge of November sailing – Friday Harbor to Jones Island – Photos thanks to Aaron Hall
Read moreWhale Watching Sailing from Friday Harbor to Mouat Point
All Aboard Sailing Whale Watch adventure – the photos say it all – what a day to remember
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