September 17th 2019 – North through Spieden Channel meeting J pod on the South Side of Stuart Island heading to Turn Point Lighthouse. We were joined by Lisa Lamb, the happy hermit of Stuart Island, who paddled out to join us. On crossing Boundary Pass into Canada we were surrounded by Pacific White Sided dolphins who emanated pure joy leaping around us. Rejoining J pod at Pender Bluffs before sailing back via New Channel and Flattop Island.
Read moreCircumnavigated San Juan Island and a visit with J Pod
June 14, 2018 – Islands were joined together in this morning’s extreme low tide. We navigated inside Turn Island watched by three raccoons in a tree and caught the tail…
Read moreWelcome home Southern Resident Killer Whales (J’s and L’s)
June 11, 2018 – Today we awoke to some fantastic sounds – the Southern Resident Killer Whales were vocalizing on Lime Kiln Point State Park hydrophone. First time they’ve been…
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 moreJ pod near Mandarte Island
May 31, 2017 – We woke up to J pod calls on the hydrophone. Luckily for us they playfully hung out at Kellett Bluff for a couple hours before crossing…
Read moreJ Pod in San Juan Channel
Seemed like the first day of Spring and we sailed downwind wing on wing to Flattop Island only to hear J pod showed up out of the blue into Friday…
Read moreJ pod from Sidney to Blunden
Hard Core. We used the moderate to strong winds and the big ebb and flood to cover serious ground and watch serious whales. Sidney Channel – J34, Doublestuf, continual breaches…
Read moreSailing East Point to Patos with J17’s and J22’s families of Orca whales
East Point to Patos with J17’s and J22’s gallivanting on a sunny afternoon. J22 breaching…certainly looks big – is she pregnant?
Read moreIn like a Lion; out like a Lamb. March ends with whales of J pod in Haro Starit
A family adventure sailing whale watching families of J17’s and J22’s Orcas, stellar sea lions, a gazillion eagles, and a solitary humpback whale.
Read moreEaster Sunday sailing with J17 and J22 families of Orca Whales, Orcas Island.
Easter sails with whales! We met the J17’s and J22’s families at the Orcas Ferry Landing. Dawdling west through Harney Channel they eventually but deliberately took the narrow Pole Pass.…
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