Memorial Day – a summer sail. We kept up the American tradition with a barbecue, sailed slow in light winds and drifted with current listening to the sounds of nature.…
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Grey day sail around Shaw
Windy grey days can be beautiful, too. Honest. Plants and animals movements choreographed with the wind. On a sailboat we too fit into the tune. Folks boarded from Lopez The Edenwild to…
Read moreHalf day to early May Yellow Island shore excursion
Mother’s Day sail. The weather’s getting better – a little warmer every year! Flowers are blooming which usually bloom in June. Eagles are raising chicks, oyster catchers are acting frisky,…
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Anchored in the lee of Yellow Island on the north side to come ashore on east side spit. Camas and Paintbrush were dancing in the breeze welcoming our guests to…
Read moreT49As Transient Orcas and Steller Sea Lions meet at Spieden Island
“Phenomenal”, as my mother-in-law would say. Leaving the splendor of Yellow Island, we doubled back on a ferry report of orcas at Orcas Island. We found the T49A’s that…
Read moreGood Friday sail to Yellow Island and beyond
Flowering Red Currant, Blue-eyed Mary, Trout or Fawn Lilly, Indian Paintbrush, Shooting Stars and Chocolate Lilies. Spring is here.
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 moreHoneymoon Sail to remember
Newlywed couple sails North to Lovers Leap for their honeymoon; appropriate! Drift sailing passed the geological fascinating Flattop Island we were joined by the usually shy Harbor Porpoise. These shy…
Read moreSails with Whales and ashore Yellow Island with wildflowers and native grasses – Yellow Island
Magical magical day. T65As,Bs, 75Bs&Cs with new calf came right into Friday Harbor as we were leaving. Steller’s SeaLions swirling in the whirlpools and just enough wind to get back…
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