October 9, 2020 – It had been a rainy day but the sun began to poke through beneath the dark clouds. We decided it was a go for a short…
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Short sunset sail to Upright Head
October 5, 2020 – Thanks today to Jim Maya for helping with today’s sunset sail. Sailing beam reach over Reid Rock to Shaw Island and a peaceful wing on wing…
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September 9, 2020 – Sailed South and drift sailed through Turn Island Pass where the harbor seals were resting and warming in the late afternoon sun. We took advantage of…
Read moreSunset sail with Orcas T60’s and T2B as they pass Friday Harbor
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 moreShort 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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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