May 4, 2023 – After casting off we had a drift sail along the San Juan coastline to Pt Caution. We continued to the Wasp Islands while following reports of…
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Sailing with 3 orca families: T75B’s, T99’s, T65A’s
May 3, 2023 – We were fortunate to sail with 3 different families of Biggs/Transient orcas during our 8 hour sail including the T75B’s followed by T99’s followed by T65A’s –…
Read moreEpic sail with 32 Biggs/Transient Orcas!
May 2, 2023 – We left the harbor with a relaxing sail over to Shaw Island and drifted wing on wing down the coastline. With news of a rather large…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T18’s with T49A’s hunting a Sea Lion outside Friday Harbor
April 27, 2023 – Biggs/Transient orcas T18’s with T49A’s were busy hunting a Steller sea lion outside of Friday Harbor for at least 4 hours. We caught the tail end…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s and a sail around Stuart Island
April 25, 2023 – David’s birthday! There was an early morning report of orcas northbound passing Friday Harbor which were later found near Deer Harbor and identified as the T49A’s…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T36A’s, T49A1, T124A’s, T124C, T125A and T128 & J Pod
April 24, 2023 – We had a sail with Biggs/Transient orcas: T36A’s, T49A1, T124A’s, T124C, T125A and T128 This big group of Biggs/Transient orcas had come south down San Juan…
Read moreSouthern Resident J Pod northbound near Friday Harbor
April 23, 2023 – Southern Resident J Pod orcas came north up San Juan Channel passing Friday Harbor. There was light drizzle in the air and we were under sail…
Read moreFinding Biggs/Transient Orcas T49A1 and T65A5 by Yellow Island
April 19, 2023 – After hearing an early morning report of a couple of orca outside of Friday Harbor we guzzled our coffee and out the door we went. While…
Read moreHumpbacks BCX1068 ‘Split Fluke’ & BCY0458 ‘Raptor’ in Rosario Strait
April 14, 2023 -We made fast progress cutting through the inter-islands on a mission to see a pair of humpback whales known as BCX1068 ‘Split Fluke’ BCY0458 ‘Raptor’. The two…
Read moreSouthern Resident J Pod Orcas near Friday Harbor and T49C and T49A2 in Lopez Sound
April 5, 2023 – After casting off from Friday Harbor about 11am we headed north based on a report of orcas southbound from Jones Island. Winds were blustery from the…
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