June 1, 2021 – A fantastic short sail. After casting off we had a fast close hauled sail towards Shaw Island which was interrupted by a Steller sea lion chowing…
Read moreGray whale in Cattle Pass along with three sea otters
April 11, 2021 – An exciting day with excellent winds, a gray whale, two sea otters and many harbor seals and steller sea lions. It’s not too often that we get…
Read moreSunset sail to Whale Rocks
September 9, 2020 – Sailed South and drift sailed through Turn Island Pass where the harbor seals were resting and warming in the late afternoon sun. We took advantage of…
Read moreA minke on Salmon Bank and a sail to south Lopez
August 8, 2020 – Raised sails as we left Friday Harbor at the start of the Shaw Island Classic sailboat race. Peniel has many trophies from winning this race through…
Read moreSailing around Orcas Island
July 29, 2020 – We picked up our passengers from Orcas Island today and planned a route to circumnavigate Orcas. The Shaw Island coastline has some wonderful forest where we…
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