June 21, 2020 – A perfect summer solstice birthday sail. Brisk winds carried us North with a boost from the flood current. Wing on wing sailing passed Yellow Island to Green…
Read moreA sail with the T65A’s, T34’s, T37 and the T37B’s by Stuart
Orcas T123’s & T46B1’s in Rosario with rain and rainbows
June 15, 2020 – We had been listening to reports of orcas traveling around the topside of Orcas Island down Rosario Strait. We couldn’t resist a chance to get a…
Read moreAn inter-island sail with the T65A’s
June 10, 2020 – Today we had a great day sailing around the San Juans with one of our favorite families of Biggs/Transient orcas, the T65A’s (minus T65A5). Earlier in…
Read moreA sail with the T100’s near Turn Pt Lighthouse
June 8, 2020 – After hearing a report of orcas in San Juan Channel we scooted out the door in a hurry and cast off on another adventure. The Biggs/Transient…
Read moreSailing with T63 “Chainsaw” and the gang
May 16, 2020 – After hearing about an exciting orca sighting including one of our favorites, T63 aka “Chainsaw”, David and I decided to set sail. Its been about 2…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T101’s head to Boundary Pass
May 8, 2020 – After hearing reports and seeing dorsal fins on the webcam on the west side of San Juan Island we were tempted to go out for a…
Read moreHumpbacks BCY0324 ‘Big Mama’ & BCX1193 ‘Zig Zag’ pass Friday Harbor
April 7, 2020 – Essential ID’s… The first humpback whales of 2020 to pass Friday Harbor: BCY0324 ‘Big Mama’ & BCX1193 ‘Zig Zag’. Interestingly they headed into the fastest part…
Read moreSouthern Resident J Pod Orcas visit Friday Harbor
March 21, 2020 – As we were doing some maintenance on ‘Peniel’ at the dock we heard that our Southern Resident orcas from J pod were coming down San Juan…
Read moreSailing with Biggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s and T71’s near Patos
March 19, 2020 – There was more wind than we expected as we cleared Friday Harbor. Close hauled crossing the channel we picked up a report of orcas near Blunden…
Read moreSailing with 3 minkes and humpback whale MMX0006
September 13, 2019 – It was fun finding 3 minke whales on Salmon Bank and sailing with a humpback whale (ID# MMX0006 aka “Double Drop”). The rain held out and…
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