September 17, 2023 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed north based on a report of a family of orcas north of Flattop Island. The orcas were multi-directional, but eventually…
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Sailing North to our Favorite Wildlife Refuges
July 26, 2023 – Today we visited many of our favorite places including these National Wildlife Refuges: Flattop Island, White Rock, Skipjack Island, and Bare Island. We had a great…
Read moreFull day sail around Orcas Island
June 29, 2023 – Full day sail around Orcas Island. With a report of a family of orcas (the T99’s) near Lummi Island we chose an inter-island route. A black…
Read moreFlattop, Skipjack, Bare, Waldron and Orcas Islands
July 12, 2022 – A great sail to come of our favorite places: Flattop, Skipjack, Bare, Waldron and Orcas Islands
Read moreSail around Henry Island with stunning sunset
May 27, 2022 – Full day sail around Henry Island with a pick up and drop off at Orcas Island
Read moreDouble reefed main and small jib – beautiful sailing under stormy skies
Every cloud has a silver lining, but in the San Juans, the clouds are lined with gold. Good sailing. When the squalls hit like tropical downpours, Peniel cuts through the…
Read moreSunset in the maze of islands between Shaw and Orcas of the San Juans
Sailed North to explore the maze of Islands between Shaw and Orcas Islands. Cliff, Nob, Coon, Crane, Reef, Little McConnell, Yellow and Low Islands warmed in the evening light sailing into…
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.…
Read moreSpring sailing with shore time on Yellow Island
Spring is here and we’re sailing North. Anchoring Peniel in the lee of Yellow Island we head to shore to walk the trails of wild flowers and visit the beaches.…
Read moreL122 is a boy!
The jagged outline of whale rocks enshrouded in the thick fog intensified the smells and sounds of Stellar Sea Lions. Somewhere off False Bay there were Orcas but they were…
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