August 21, 2020 – Our sail today was cancelled due to a forecast of rain. The rain had cleared by late afternoon and we watched the Biggs/Transient orcas T60’s from…
Read moreSunset sail with Orcas T60’s and T2B as they pass Friday Harbor
Short sunset sail with Orcas T77’s
June 28, 2020 – As we were returning from our earlier sail we encountered a family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T77’s (minus T77B) outside of Friday Harbor. In…
Read moreSunset memorial sail
June 14, 2020 – This evening we had a very special memorial sunset sail. Losing a loved one way too soon is heart breaking. We wish our new friends peace…
Read moreA beautiful full day sail
July 24, 2019 – We sailed passed five National Wildlife Refuges: Flattop Island, Gull Rock, White Rock, Skipjack Island and Bare Island. There were so many harbor seals hauled out…
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June 21, 2019 – A special summer solstice dinner sunset birthday cruise.
Read moreSunset sailing in the San Juan Islands
June 10, 2019 – We sailed South on the ebb and cut through the Pass at Turn Island. A deer was walking the sand spit of todays extreme low tide to…
Read moreSan Juan Island sunset moonrise sail
Today we picked up our passengers from Deer Harbor, Orcas Island, and set sail through the inter-islands. We found several bald eagles scattered about with their white heads reminding us of golf balls in the trees. With the sails sheeted in tightly we had a really nice sail down Harney Channel and towards Obstruction Island.Popping out of Peavine Pass in Rosario Strait revealed glassy seas and a large group of harbor porpoise swimming back and forth feeding. Little exhalation puffs could be heard all around us.Our passengers took the helm as we set a course to Nob Island. The sun was going down and the skies changed to hot pink to the west and the full moon rise was happening to the east.
Read moreTwo Peregrine Falcons
June 30, 2018 – After picking up the Couch family from Orcas Island we took Spring Pass north with a good sail to Flattop Island. We drifted the south side…
Read moreSunset sail in the San Juans
May 6, 2018 – A fun evening short sail from Friday Harbor
Read moreSailing the San Juans in September
Sept 2nd – September in the Salish Sea. Cormorant chicks are getting bigger, harbor seal pups are on their own. Cumulous clouds, unstable atmosphere. The season’s change is here, and…
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