July 11, 2024 – Today we were fortunate to see Biggs/Transient orcas on both of our half day sails today. The orcas were the T36A’s (minus T36A1’s) and they were…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T36A’s with T65A5 in the sunset
Sailing to Whale Rocks and Long Island
July 9, 2024 – Morning extended short sail around Long Island and back
Read moreSailing with Humpback whales “Fukuro” and “Poseidon”
June 7, 2024 – Today was our longest sail to date of 49 miles. Our 8 year old passenger was wearing a custom made humpback t-shirt and had an ambition…
Read moreHumpback Whale BCX1057 “Divot” with new calf outside Friday Harbor & Southern Resident K Pod Orcas
June 1, 2024 – With news of a pair of humpback whales coming south from Jones Island we contacted our friend on Yellow Island. He had spotted the whale passing…
Read moreWildlife sail up to New Channel and Flattop Island
May 6, 2024 – With a brisk Southeast wind we reefed the main and set course to the North. The quiet in the lee of Point Caution was broken by…
Read moreFull day sail up to Boiling Reef
May 2, 2024 – We used the flood and ebb tides with their back eddies to add benefit to our sail. Passing through the Wasp Islands between Orcas and Shaw…
Read moreAbundance of wildlife including a small humpback whale in Haro Strait
April 24, 2024 – Today we circumnavigated Spieden and Stuart Islands and saw some amazing wildlife. Unfortunately, orcas (T65 and T63) vanished before we got on scene south of Turn…
Read moreSouthern Resident Orcas with Mt Rainier backdrop
October 18, 2023 – Beam reach sail as we left Friday Harbor with an ebb current running and a light northerly wind. Jibing to run downwind wing on wing we…
Read moreSail to Whale Rocks to see the Steller Sea Lions
September 15, 2023 – Sail to Whale Rocks. Wildlife highlights include great blue herons, harbor seals, bald eagles, Steller sea lions, and various bird species.
Read moreA sea otter, sea lions, seals, eagles & more
August 17, 2023 – Trip highlights include harbor seals, Steller sea lions, a sea otter near Whale Rocks sleeping in the bull kelp, tons of diving birds on Salmon Bank…
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