July 10, 2021 – We left Friday Harbor from the south entrance. Coming around Turn Island and drifting towards the northern point we noticed orca fins approaching from the south.…
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Orcas T77C and T77D in West Sound again plus eaglepalooza on Cactus Island
July 2, 2021 – As we left Friday Harbor we raised sails and had a nice sail across to Shaw Island. Shortly after we got a report of two orcas…
Read moreSailing with a new humpback whale
June 26, 2021 – We headed north out of Friday Harbor sailing across to Neck Pt on Shaw Island and through the Wasp Islands. With news of a humpback whale…
Read moreLeaping minke whale and a sail around Lopez to Orcas
June 25, 2021 – As we left Friday Harbor we decided to head south and cut inside of Turn Island State Park passing many snoozing harbor seals. Mt Baker, Mt…
Read moreT36’s, T77C and T77D, T125A and T128 at Hein Bank
June 24, 2021 – Great winds for sailing south after leaving Friday Harbor. Tacked back and forth down the channel and rounded Cape San Juan passing Goose Island and Cattle…
Read moreOrcas T49A1 and T49A2 near Patos, Peregrine falcons and bald eaglet
June 22, 2021 – We had a fantastic sail all the way up to Sandy Point on Waldron Island and caught up with two orca brothers, T49A1 (born 2001) and…
Read moreA sail with Orcas T77C with T77D and then T37A1 with T65A5
June 19, 2021 – Wing on wing and fast beam reach sails with following seas was a beautiful way to travel North in San Juan Channel. We’d cut through the…
Read moreSailing with a schwack of Transient orcas
June 17, 2021 – We headed south on the ebb with a great sail to Big Rock glacial erratic when we picked up news of a large group of orcas…
Read moreSailing with Biggs orcas T123’s at Lawrence Pt and returning at sunset
June 15, 2021 – Before casting off on our evening half day sail we had been following reports of a pod of orcas known as the T123’s who were traveling…
Read moreLegendary Humpback Whale BCY0324 ‘Big Mama’
June 3, 2021 – We left Friday Harbor with some good winds and a flood tide to head North. I’d heard that the iconic humpback whale ’Big Mama’ BCY0324 who was seen…
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