Washington State schools and universities will let out soon; warm weather and summer breezes are just around the corner! While you’re planning your summer vacation, think about this: Northwest Sailing Adventures’ excursions are all-inclusive, fully customizable and tailored specifically to you. And since there’s nowhere on earth more beautiful than the Pacific Northwest in summer, why not book a unique vacation here in your backyard? It’s simple. First, you just need to pick the length of … [Read more...]
The best time of year for the savvy vacationer is the spring ‘shoulder season’
The savviest of travelers have a simple strategy for making the most of their precious vacation time: Use the shoulder season. They know that the best holidays are found in the magical time when crowds are thin, prices are lower and temperatures are less than sweltering. In the Pacific Northwest, the spring shoulder season occurs during May and June, after winter has receded and before the schools release their wandering herds. Note: Gray whales migrate through the area during spring … [Read more...]
New and Improved for 2017!
Now that 2016 is a memory, we wanted to take a moment to express our heartfelt appreciation to all of you wonderful guests that made our second season as NW Sailing Adventures a smashing success. With the arrival of autumn, our San Juan Island cruising season has wound down and we’ve began work on a number of improvements to enhance Diminuendo's appearance and our guest's comfort. Gone is the tired old teak in the cockpit, replaced with Permateek, a synthetic product that provides a clean, … [Read more...]
Viewing wildlife in the San Juan’s from the water
We would like to thank all of our wonderful charter sailboat guests for making this past cruising season a success beyond our projections! Throughout the season we got to see many scenic and beautiful sights -- San Juan Island wildlife never ceases to amaze -- and boy, did we get to see a lot of wildlife around the San Juan Islands! Humpback and Minke whales, river otter, porpoise and dolphin, and did I mention Orca whales up close and personal? Throughout the season, we were able to treat our … [Read more...]
Viewing Orcas in the San Juans
One of the high points that visitors look forward to when visiting Washington’s San Juan Islands is the possibility of sighting Orca whales. The San Juan archipelago is made up of two distinct sub-species of whales, their differences based primarily on behavior. The Resident orcas are fish eaters – consuming up to 400 pounds of fish per day (primarily salmon). The resident orcas are known as the Southern Resident Killer Whales (SWKW) and are comprised of three different pods (J, K, and L). … [Read more...]
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