May 10, 2023 – A large group of Biggs/Transient orcas came down quickly from Strait of Georgia porpoising a good portion of the way right by our very own Friday…
Read moreEarth Day trip to Yellow Island Nature Preserve
April 22, 2023 – Happy Earth Day! We planted some wildflower seeds in our garden before casting off on a sailing adventure to Yellow Island Nature Preserve to see those…
Read moreHumpbacks BCX1068 ‘Split Fluke’ & BCY0458 ‘Raptor’ in Rosario Strait
April 14, 2023 -We made fast progress cutting through the inter-islands on a mission to see a pair of humpback whales known as BCX1068 ‘Split Fluke’ BCY0458 ‘Raptor’. The two…
Read moreSouth to Whale Rocks and Long Island
April 12, 2023 – After casting off from Friday Harbor we went to second reef on the main sail after seeing bunches of white caps in the channel. We cut…
Read moreSailing to Flattop and New Channel
April 7, 2023 – A decent breeze and we were able to raise full main and headsail to sail the coastline to Point Caution and beam reach over the Shirt Tail…
Read moreNorth to Flattop Island and Green Point
March 26, 2023 – Nice breeze from the South allowed us to sail out of Friday Harbor wing on wing in a current back eddy very close to the forested…
Read moreSailing south around Long Island
March 22, 2023 – Started our sail with a fast beam reach across San Juan channel to Shaw Island. Drifted the beautiful coastline seeing bald eagles looking out across the fast…
Read moreSouthern Resident J pod orcas near Flattop Island
February 19, 2023 – We headed north in San Juan Channel and were fortunate to sail with Southern Resident orcas from J Pod. They were first reported by the WA…
Read moreFebruary short sail in some strong winds
February 4, 2023 Strong winds on the forecast but we sailed out of Friday Harbor with full main. Following the coastline to point Caution picking up speed wing on wing…
Read moreSouthern Residents at Boiling Reef
November 12, 2022 – When we cast off from Friday Harbor we decided to go north. We had some nice sailing up to the Wasp Islands. With news of all…
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