April 19, 2023 – After hearing an early morning report of a couple of orca outside of Friday Harbor we guzzled our coffee and out the door we went. While…
Read moreFinding Biggs/Transient Orcas T49A1 and T65A5 by Yellow Island
Exhilarating Sailing Day
April 18, 2023 – We’ve had some blustery days this April and the winds were still blowing 15-20 knots, but today was dry with some moments of glorious sunshine. We sailed…
Read moreHumpbacks BCX1068 ‘Split Fluke’ & BCY0458 ‘Raptor’ in Rosario Strait
April 14, 2023 -We made fast progress cutting through the inter-islands on a mission to see a pair of humpback whales known as BCX1068 ‘Split Fluke’ BCY0458 ‘Raptor’. The two…
Read moreWildflowers on Yellow Island
April 14, 2023 – Short sail to visit Yellow Island Nature Preserve to see the wildflower blooms
Read moreSouth to Whale Rocks and Long Island
April 12, 2023 – After casting off from Friday Harbor we went to second reef on the main sail after seeing bunches of white caps in the channel. We cut…
Read moreSailing to Flattop and New Channel
April 7, 2023 – A decent breeze and we were able to raise full main and headsail to sail the coastline to Point Caution and beam reach over the Shirt Tail…
Read moreSouthern Resident J Pod Orcas near Friday Harbor and T49C and T49A2 in Lopez Sound
April 5, 2023 – After casting off from Friday Harbor about 11am we headed north based on a report of orcas southbound from Jones Island. Winds were blustery from the…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s in Westsound, Orcas Island
April 3, 2023 – We headed North with haste hearing T49A’s were Westbound in Cayou Channel. With a report that they were exploring Westsound we were able to slow down…
Read moreSouthern Resident J Pod Orcas southbound San Juan Channel
March 29, 2023 – After a fast sail across the channel to Shaw Island we had a decision to make as to whether to go North or South. With the…
Read moreSouthern Resident J Pod Orcas chase Biggs Orcas T34’s, T37’s and T65A’s
March 28, 2023 – We were sailing North from Friday Harbor towards Pender Island to see the Biggs Orcas identified as T65A’s, T34’s and T37’s who’d been hunting and socializing…
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