July 26, 2017 – Another short sail extended on the account of a good time. We explored the coastline of some of our favorite islands including Spieden Island and Flattop…
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J pod, L87 and a harbor porpoise
July 25, 2017 – Our evening sail with J pod was much different than our afternoon trip. We heard on the radio that J pod had been playing with a…
Read moreSailing with the J16s at Lawrence Pt
July 25, 2017 – Cut the lines and sailed via Upright Channel to Upright Head to see the falcons and eagles. Radio reports coming in with news of J pod…
Read moreTransient killer whales outside of Friday Harbor
July 11, 2017 – Right outside the harbor we met up with many transient orcas, T36, T36Bs, and T99’s who ventured north up Presidents Channel along the Orcas Island shoreline.…
Read moreSailing south from Fishermans Harbor
July 9, 2017 – Full moon = big tides. Sailed south out through Cattle Pass and found Whale Rocks full of harbor seals – some getting splashed by the waves,…
Read moreOrcas at sunset with a rising moon
July 8, 2017 – A stunning evening in paradise. Seals enjoying the warming evening light, eagles calling, pigeon guillemots coming and going, transient orcas T49As by Hughes Passage at sunset,…
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July 7, 2017 – Sunset/Moonrise sail. A humpback whale known as Divot visits Friday Harbor. T49As took us to Mandarte Island cormorant rookery. But the most exciting thing of the…
Read moreT37As and T51 near Cherry Point – circumnav Orcas Island
July 5, 2017 – Unpredictable is the only rule for Transient orcas. We sailed on a flood tidal current along the forested coves and beaches that wrap Orcas North-west shoreline…
Read moreT37As, T51 and July 4th Fireworks
July 4, 2017 – After the parade we cut the lines to sail away from the heat of the day. Reports indicated Biggs (Transient) Orcas with again many groups spread…
Read moreT49As, T65As, & T75Bs and Deer Harbor Fireworks
July 3, 2017 – Evening sail north through Spring Pass hugging the coastline of Orcas Island admiring the forrest looking for eagles. We crossed Presidents Channel to sail with transient…
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