May 10, 2018 – A special 80th birthday sail in the San Juans. With light winds we threaded our way through the islands to circle Flattop Island, a beautiful National…
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Biggs/Transient orcas T18/T19’s visit Roche Harbor via Mosquito Pass
August 2, 2017 – Smokey haze in the air from BC’s forest fires. We set out on a mission to find orcas. We even made kelp horn trumpets to call…
Read moreA nice encounter with Southern Resident members from K Pod
9/25/16 – We had a nice encounter with some members from K pod, the K14’s, K16’s, and K21, who were foraging between Stuart and Battleship Islands. It was great to…
Read moreTo the North and to the West
North and West: 50 nautical miles. Sailing from Friday Harbor to Presidents Channel to Skipjack Island, an emerald jewel in a turquoise ocean. Bare Island, a Metropolis city of harbor…
Read moreBirthday Sail
Captains Birthday sail – had my cake and ate it too. Another summers day in April and geese are getting fat laying on their nests. Seals are lazy while the…
Read moreFall In the San Juan islands
Half day sail North to the rock formations and harbor seal haul outs of Flattop Island. Around Speiden and South via Jones Island and a bald eagle on the Channel…
Read moreSeptember equinox sail – Fall is coming
Sailed North passed McConnel Island, Jones and Flattop. Many Harbor Porpoise in the deep waters of Minke Pond. Crystal light brought out the colors of Sitka Deer grazing in leaf…
Read moreSerene Sunset Sails with Humpback Whales of Speiden Channel
Sailed North to Flattop and Speiden Islands. Humpback whales through the sunset hours.
Read moreSailing North from Rocky Bay
September sails – change in the air. We sailed with two groups of people who joined us in Rocky Bay. North of Speiden with Humpback whales and a variety of…
Read moreAround Stuart Island with Humpbacks and K pod
We sailed North into the Cactus Islands and through Johns Pass to meet a humpback whale. Together we travelled the North Side of Stuart island to Turn Point where we…
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