June 10, 2025 – With a decent breeze we sailed north tacking our way through the Wasp Islands. Harbor seals were hauled out and a raccoon was foraging on the…
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Southern Resident J Pod Orcas Southbound Haro Strait and wildlife in New Channel
June 26, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed north weaving our way through the Wasp Islands and west in Spieden Channel. We stopped to watch the Southern Resident…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T60D and T60E followed by rest of the T60’s passing Friday Harbor
August 21, 2023 – We left Friday Harbor with a report of Biggs/Transient orca brothers T60D and T60E coming into New Channel first and then back tracking to go into…
Read moreA whale of a sail with T49A’s, T65A’s, T65B’s, T77 with T77E
July 13, 2023 – Today was a whale of a sail! We got to see several families of Biggs/Transient orcas as they traveled up Haro Strait between Battleship Island and…
Read moreAround Stuart Island with views of Southern Resident Orcas from J pod & L12 subgroup
July 1, 2023 – Great winds today when we left Friday Harbor. We sailed almost the whole day up and around Stuart Island. The Southern Resident orcas from J pod…
Read moreShore excursion on Stuart Island
June 21, 2023 – Private full day sail with a fun shore excursion to Stuart Island
Read moreAround Stuart Island and a visit to Yellow Island
July 17, 2022 – A sail to Flattop Island, through New Channel, and around Stuart Island finished off with a shore excursion to Yellow Island Nature Preserve. Other trip highlights…
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May 7, 2018 – Sailing downwind to Yellow Island where Canada geese wandered through slopes of blue camas. On through Spring Pass to Green Point where Steller sea lions were…
Read moreCircumnavigating Stuart Island
Sept 12th – Plenty of wind when we departed Friday Harbor which called for a double reefed main and small jib. Smooth sailing. We cut through John’s Pass to circumnavigate…
Read moreSunset Moonrise sail to Lovers Leap, Stuart Island
Sunset sail. Just missed the whales who made fast time on a flood tide. Nevertheless barbecued salmon supper as the Pelagic cormorants settled in for the night on Lovers Leap…
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