Full day sails. Leaving from Friday Harbor we rode the back eddy to Turn Point and met the J16’s who were traveling south at speed. We both caught the ebb to…
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A Mother’s Day Gift – The biggest Mother in the Salish Sea breaches with new Humpback Whale Calf
A Mother’s Day Gift – Biggest mother in the Salish Sea breaches with her calf. A pioneer, “Big Mama”, returned to these waters after 90 years without humpback whales. Historically…
Read moreJ pod from Sidney to Blunden
Hard Core. We used the moderate to strong winds and the big ebb and flood to cover serious ground and watch serious whales. Sidney Channel – J34, Doublestuf, continual breaches…
Read moreSailing East Point to Patos with J17’s and J22’s families of Orca whales
East Point to Patos with J17’s and J22’s gallivanting on a sunny afternoon. J22 breaching…certainly looks big – is she pregnant?
Read moreIn like a Lion; out like a Lamb. March ends with whales of J pod in Haro Starit
A family adventure sailing whale watching families of J17’s and J22’s Orcas, stellar sea lions, a gazillion eagles, and a solitary humpback whale.
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 moreTransient Killer whale family T137s visit Friday Harbor for Easter
Transient Orca Syphop David and Barbara in Bullfrog Skiff David and Barbara in Bullfrog Skiff with Male Transient Killer Whale T137A
Read moreSpring Sail with Stellar Sea Lions
Spring Sail with Stellar Sea Lions. Stiff breeze of 20 knots as we headed North from Friday Harbor. Strong currents at the Cactus Islands made for white water river conditions.…
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 moreNovember Sailing – Transient Orcas and Humpback whale drift passed the Port of Friday Harbor
Drifting South in San Juan Channel with silence broken only by massive breaths of a Humpback whales exhalation. Magical light as we passed the Port of Friday Harbor. Drifting towards Lopez…
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