July 12, 2018 – On hearing of Resident orcas heading south on the west side of San Juan Island we sailed south. We drifted through Turn Island Pass with many…
Read moreJs and Ks come in through Cattle Pass to Friday Harbor and beyond
T65As and L pod, Transient and Southern Resident Orcas
June 21, 2018 – Moderately strong winds today so we reefed the main sail right off the bat. As we left the harbor there were reports of the T65A’s heading…
Read moreSailing North with Resident Orcas to Turn Point Lighthouse
June 20, 2018 – There are so many islands in the San Juans to see. Today we cruised by some of favorites. With news of our Southern Resident Killer Whales…
Read moreHumpback with Resident Orcas
June 15, 2018 – An eagle and a great blue heron were making the most of the low tide as the ebb carried us inside Turn Island and South. Harbor…
Read moreCircumnavigated San Juan Island and a visit with J Pod
June 14, 2018 – Islands were joined together in this morning’s extreme low tide. We navigated inside Turn Island watched by three raccoons in a tree and caught the tail…
Read moreWelcome home Southern Resident Killer Whales (J’s and L’s)
June 11, 2018 – Today we awoke to some fantastic sounds – the Southern Resident Killer Whales were vocalizing on Lime Kiln Point State Park hydrophone. First time they’ve been…
Read moreA special day with Southern Resident Orcas from J & L Pods
September 23, 2017 – We ventured south out of Cattle Pass to meet Southern Resident killer whales from J and L pods. The orcas came down Rosario Strait and around…
Read moreSailing with L pod from Cattle Pass to Iceberg Pt
August 3, 2017 – Another day with interesting lighting from the BC fires up north. We exited Cattle Pass to visit Goose Island – a large bird rookery south of…
Read moreJ pod, L87 and a harbor porpoise
July 25, 2017 – Our evening sail with J pod was much different than our afternoon trip. We heard on the radio that J pod had been playing with a…
Read moreSailing with the J16s at Lawrence Pt
July 25, 2017 – Cut the lines and sailed via Upright Channel to Upright Head to see the falcons and eagles. Radio reports coming in with news of J pod…
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