Peregrine Falcons on short sunset sail in the San Juan Islands

June 14th 2019 Our whale reports today included The T49As, whom we’d briefly seen the day before, milling at Eagle Point with changing directions. We also heard of T35As, T38s,…
Read moreJune 13, 2019 – Following todays reports on the Orca whales we knew that T49As had been heading South since the morning report of them in Active Pass. Other whales…
Read moreJune 11th 2019 – The T49As were reported coming West from the Orcas ferry terminal and through Pole Pass. We met them just North of Jones Island and watched from…
Read moreJune 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…
Read moreToday we picked up our passengers from Deer Harbor and caught a fair wind to explore the islands. As we tacked around Low Island we spotted a bald eagle on…
Read moreToday 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.
Read moreAugust 2, 2018 – North Wing on wing from forested Point Caution under the eye of a Bald Eagle. Stbd tack after passing Yellow Island and its off shore rocks…
Read moreAugust 1, 2018 – The first of the month and began with a truly spectacular sailing with whales and wildlife day. Wing on wing from Point Caution through our favorite…
Read moreJuly 15, 2018 – Half day evening sail – Sailed north tacking a zig zag path inside of Yellow Island and through Spring Pass. Onwards to Flattop Island. Beautiful light,…
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