An epic day sailing into Canada around the Pender Islands to see the Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T65B’s and then finding her sister and offspring, the T65A’s, on our…
Read moreT65A’s and T123’s pass Friday Harbor
April 11th, 2022. We headed North on a report of Biggs Orcas hunting a Stellar Sea lion off Ruben Tarte park. Breaches and tail slaps and lots of seagull activity…
Read moreT34’s and T37’s Biggs Orcas North up Swanson Channel
April is 7th, 2022 – A sad day in Friday Harbor as a large fire burned historic buildings of downtown. I was assigned on exposure protection and the fire was sufficiently…
Read moreT34’s and T37’s Biggs Orcas show up for Toi’s memorial sail
April 6th, 2022 – Our first sail of the year after coming out of dry dock was a memorial sail for our friend and frequent passenger Toi Costakes. She liked to…
Read moreRarely seen Orcas T167’s by Stuart Island & humpbacks outside Friday Harbor
November 26, 2021 – Quite an adventure with much persistence to see a rare pod of orcas known as the T167’s. They’ve made some appearances to our area in recent…
Read moreOrcas T60’s with T2B pass Friday Harbor
October 9, 2021 – A blustery sail with the T60’s (minus T60D and T60E) plus T2B from Limestone Point to Cattle Point. Many harbor seals at Deadman Island and a…
Read moreOrcas T34A1, T36’s, T65A5, and T65B’s in Boundary Pass and a visit to Pt Doughty
September 24, 2021 – An exciting sail heading up into Boundary Passage to see Biggs/Transient orcas T34A1, T36’s (T36 with T36B’s), T65A5, and T65B’s with a beautiful back drop of…
Read moreFun sea lion and minke encounters, and Orcas (T18’s) along west side of San Juan
September 23, 2021 – What a fun adventure it was circumnavigating San Juan Island. An exciting sea lion close encounter, followed by a great minke whale encounter, and then seeing…
Read moreMinkes, a gray whale and orcas!
September 21, 2021 – Cetacean trifecta! Minkes, a gray whale and orcas! The gray whale is catalogued as CRC30, and it was first identified in 1983. Also seen near the…
Read moreSailing with Orcas and then Humpbacks
September 16, 2021 – What a fun adventure it was circumnavigating Lopez Island. We had a fantastic view of the Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T18’s (mostly T18 and T19C)…
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