June 20, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we chose to go south. We took the narrow channel around Turn Island passing foraging racoons, a pair of bald eagles, and…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T36A1’s, T46B1’s and T51 around South Lopez Island
Short Sunset Sail to Fisherman’s Harbor
June 19, 2024 – Evening sunset sail
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June 17, 2024 – A nice sail around Turn Island State Park spotting harbor seals hauled out and a bald eagle on Turn Rock Channel Marker. Another bald eagle stood…
Read moreA minke on Salmon Bank and a sail to Castle Rock
August 24, 2021 – A great sail down San Juan Channel, through the pass by Deadman Island, to Whale Rocks to see the Steller sea lions, out to Salmon Bank finding…
Read moreSail around Lopez meeting the T65As Biggs Orcas
August 13, 2018 – We left from Friday Harbor with news of T665As Transient Orcas heading South in Rosario. With news that they were traveling fast we changed from an…
Read moreMinke Whale feeding off Salmon Bank
August 26th 2017 Sailed South passing the Stellers sea Lion haul out of Whale Rocks and found a Minke whale feeding off Salmon Bank, San Juan Island. So much fun…
Read moreSail around Lopez with Humpback whale
Beautiful summer sail around Lopez. Good to see long line of Common Murres and an especial treat to see a pair of Tufted Puffins. A new young Humpback whale joined…
Read moreCastle Rock and the South Lopez peninsula
A sun shining day and we caught the end of the ebb South from Fishermans Harbor. Moderate to light wing on wing downwind sailing through Cattle Pass. The largest raft…
Read moreEagle City, Long Island
Spring is on hold but the winds were light so we headed South on the ebb to explore Whale Rocks and the Islands South of Lopez. Into the world of…
Read moreSailing through the fog
Sept 16th – Added element in today’s sail with the enchantment of sailing through fog. We could hear the calls of sea birds and sea lions before they became visible.…
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