July 22, 2021 – Half day sail south taking the narrow channel behind Turn Island State Park passing snoozing harbor seals and cutting inside of Griffin Bay to avoid the…
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Sailing with Biggs/Transient orcas T37A’s, T65A’s, and T137’s
July 19, 2021 – Another incredible sail with lots of Biggs/Transient orcas east of Iceberg Point, Lopez Island, including the T37A’s, T65A’s, and T137’s.
Read moreSunset sail with two minke whales
July 16, 2021 – Sailed south to Cattle Pass by way of the Lopez coastline from Big Rock down passing Shark Reef and by Deadman Island. Bald eagles were out…
Read moreBiggs orcas T46B’s outside Friday Harbor
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.…
Read moreOrcas T77C and T77D and a sail to New Channel
July 1, 2021 – Exciting day as we were getting ready for our sail. Two Biggs/Transient orcas, T77C and T77D, had come east in Spieden Channel roughly 7am and down…
Read moreOrcas T77C and T77D along Shaw Island
June 30, 2021 – With whales near Burrows Island we sailed inter-island with the chance to meet them in Rosario Strait. After cutting through Canoe Island to Picnic Pt and…
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 moreBald eagle chick, Peregrine falcon, and minke whale, oh my
June 20, 2021 – We left Friday Harbor with a plan to circumnavigate San Juan Island. Moderately strong winds were forecast from the north with an ebb through much of…
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 T46B’s up the west side of San Juan
June 16, 2021 – When we left Friday Harbor we had been listening to radio chatter about a pod of orcas who were southbound in San Juan Channel. They stopped…
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