Comments on: Orcas!

By: Alex Wetmore

Alex Wetmore — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:03:15 +0000

Hollie: Keep an eye out on Orca Network on Facebook. There have been some sightings in the area in the past week (on Saturday it looked like they were down by Vashon, which is a bit long of a sail…Sunday they were up in Saratoga Passage and back to the San Juans).

Also, we”ve seen Harbor Porpoises (sometimes confused with dolphins, but much smaller) on almost every sail recently. About half of the time they even follow us and play in the turbulence at the back of the boat.

This really is a beautiful place to live.

By: Hollie

Hollie — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:58:43 +0000

What great video! A big dream of mine with sailing is that someday we”ll find a pod and do what you did; stay a safe distance away and get out the binoculars and just soak up the sight. It blows my mind that I live in a city that has days where orcas might be just an hour’’s sail away.

By: Alan Duffy

Alan Duffy — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:25:55 +0000

Hey, I met you over a year ago, I was moored at your dock. I was the ugly boat, the first one on the dock, the 21 foot luger. We sold that last year and are in the proces of buying a 1977 Catalina 25”. I ran across your website in my research of these boats and am impressed by your adventures. My wife and I are looking forward to fun times in the San Juans. I don”t know if you remember letting us on your boat when you first got it but that is when I fell in love with the catalina 25. I still can”t afford the newer ones so the 1977 will have to do, but it looks like a good boat with a sound hull, fixed keel, good riging, strong motor, and almost new sails.

http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/photoGallery.jsp?slim=quick¤cy=USD&units=Feet&seo=0&checked_boats=2532014&boat_id=2532014&back=/core/boats/1977/CATALINA–25”-SLOOP-2532014/EVERETT/WA/United-States&boat_id=2532014

By: Mom

Mom — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:10:52 +0000

Wow — very impressive!!! I didn”t realize they travelled in such large groups.

By: Dartanyon Race

Dartanyon Race — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:16:32 +0000

We were out moving our sailboat yesterday afternoon, we left Shilshole at about 11:00, and must have gone right past them at some point in time on our way down to Harbor Island. We were taking long tacks all the way across the Sound, and weren”t on the look out for Orcas. When we got in to the new slip the family and friends that met us there were all clamoring to know if we saw them … Now I”ll remember to keep an eye on the Orca Network, and hopefully the next time we”re out will be as fortunate as you.
[BTW I was having the same thought about keeping the "burner" camera on the boat, yesterday.]