The spring bloom and grey whales moving north through the Gulf Islands. A weekend to look at where a second Island Lab could live.
This one crosses into Canada, so bring a passport.
Thursday to Sunday aboard Petrichor, our Catalina 36, out of Shilshole Bay Marina in Seattle: aboard from 5pm on the Thursday, back alongside by 3pm on the Sunday. Six aboard. The running costs are shared and the figure for this weekend is in the facts beside; a deposit holds your berth once the weekend is confirmed and comes off the total. The boat, what to expect and what to bring are on the quarterly weekends page.
The first weekend with six names goes. Nobody pays until a weekend fills. Weekends:
What would a place like this need from us, and what would it give back?
Peeking into the Ocean's Microscopic Baby Boom, Kelly Fretwell and Adrienne Mason, Hakai Magazine, 2024. The spring bloom's larval forms off Quadra Island.
With early arrival of 'sounders,' gray whale watchers chase a mystery, Ta'Leah Van Sistine, Everett Herald, 2024. The grey whales and the volunteers who log them.
The first weekend to fill goes. Everyone who ticked it hears from Sean.
Your answers, ready to email.
The mail app opens empty; your answers are on the clipboard. Paste them in.
Or paste the text into an email to sean@islandlab.dev.
Island Lab runs coastal research trips on chartered ships and members' own boats. Every gathering, past and coming, is at islandlab.dev/gatherings.