September 30, 2024 – Northerly winds gave us a nice sail as we tacked our way up the channel all the way to Spring Pass. Headed over to Flattop Island where there were many harbor seals hauled out warming up and a bald eagle was sitting in its nest. Cut across to Ripple Island and through the maze of islands in New Channel. There were hundreds of Bonaparte’s gulls around. We also saw harbor porpoise, harbor seals, bald eagles in tree tops, and Steller sea lions working the shoreline of Spieden Island. Mouflon sheep were busy foraging on Spieden Island and a few Steller sea lions were in the water near Green Pt.
Route map 9/30/24
Mt Baker and Wasp Passage
Harbor seals on Low Island
Harbor seals on Flattop Island
Bald eagle in nest on Flattop Island
Harbor seals on Flattop Island
Harbor seals on Flattop Island
Harbor seal on Flattop Island
Harbor seal on Flattop Island
Harbor seal on Flattop Island
Harbor seals on the rocks in New Channel
Great blue heron
Bull kelp forest and Flattop Island in distance
Bonaparte’s gulls
Bald eagle on Cactus Island
Harbor porpoise
Harbor seal
Steller sea lion
Mouflon sheep climbing the cliffs on Spieden Island
Bald eagle on Spieden Island
Bonaparte’s gull
Mouflon sheep on Spieden Island
Our awesome sailors today
Sailing wing on wing downwind
Friday Harbor, Washington