May 8, 2023 – After our earlier encounter with orcas T65A’s we went on a shore excursion to Jones Island. As we were leaving we heard that another group of…
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Biggs/Transient Orcas T65A’s hunting in Spieden Channel
May 8, 2023 – We met up with the Transient orcas T65A’s (minus T65A5) again for the 6th time in the last 7 days. Today they were on their way…
Read moreT65 orca family reunion including T63 “Chainsaw”! plus Humpback whale BCZ0410 “Anvil”
May 6, 2023 – First, we got to sail with a humpback whale BCZ0410 “Anvil”. Second, we got to see a family reunion with T65 and all of her offspring:…
Read moreSailing 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 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 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…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s in Westsound, Orcas Island
April 3, 2023 – We headed North with haste hearing T49A’s were Westbound in Cayou Channel. With a report that they were exploring Westsound we were able to slow down…
Read moreHumpbacks BCX0519 ‘Stitch’ & BCY0458 ‘Raptor’ and Orcas T34’s & T37’s with brand new calf
September 19, 2022 – After hearing about some humpbacks outside of Friday Harbor early this morning heading south we scooted our sail an hour earlier to hopefully find them. It…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T36’s inter-island
October 28, 2022 – There was an early morning report of a pod of orcas on the NW side of San Juan Island at 8:30am. The next sighting they were…
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