July 1, 2018 – Today was one of the windiest days we’ve had all year. Gusts of 30knots predicted. We reefed the main and sailed fast up Presidents Channel on…
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Two Peregrine Falcons
June 30, 2018 – After picking up the Couch family from Orcas Island we took Spring Pass north with a good sail to Flattop Island. We drifted the south side…
Read more3 generations -The T124As and A2s Transient Orca whales
June 29, 2018 – Today proved that rainy days can be fun, too. As we left the harbor there were many orca sightings already on the radar. We decided to…
Read moreCircumnavigation sail of Orcas Island
June 28, 2018 – Today we departed Friday Harbor with two different island pick ups. First stop, Lopez Island. Downwind sailing via Upright Channel to Shaw to pick up our…
Read moreT49As hunting at Battleship Rock
June 27, 2018 – While leaving the dock we had a tough decision whether to go north or south. We had our Southern Resident orcas inbound from Victoria and transient…
Read moreSailing the San Juan Islands
June 26, 2018 – North on the flood and drifted passed Yellow Island where harbor seals we can see in the photos were ready to pop with pregnancy. Light wind…
Read moreSpectacular sail North
June 25, 2018 – We reefed the main sail with strong winds when we left the harbor and caught the flood north. Drifting the south shore of Flattop Island we…
Read moreTransient /Biggs Orcas, the T137s, take Pole Pass
June 23, 2018 – We sailed north with a report of T49A’s, T65A’s and T137’s north of Flattop Island. As we arrived the T49A’s and T65A’s had cleared towards Skipjack…
Read moreSailing with Transient (Biggs) Orcas the T65As and T49As
June 22nd .We were all excited to hear a report of Transient Orcas at Lopez Pass. We sailed through Turn Island Pass and then North, close to the shoreline of…
Read moreT65As and L pod, Transient and Southern Resident Orcas
June 21, 2018 – Moderately strong winds today so we reefed the main sail right off the bat. As we left the harbor there were reports of the T65A’s heading…
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