September 2, 2024 – We headed north quickly on account of orcas northbound in Haro Strait. Near Sentinel Rock we met the Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T109A’s. It was…
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Epic trip in the fog, Biggs Orca T65A5 playing with crab pots, & shore excursion to Yellow Island
July 30, 2024 – It felt like August aka “Fogust” arrived early because the harbor was socked in thick with fog. After casting off we set sails with limited visibility…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T109A2’s circling Mandarte Island
July 18, 2024 – With news of Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s milling in Haro again we chose a route in that direction. Passed by a nice group of harbor seals on…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T109A2’s hunting by D’Arcy Island
July 17, 2024 – Our day began with harbor seals, bald eagles, an eaglet standing beside its nest and black oystercatchers. Today we had a mission to see orcas as…
Read moreBiggs Orcas T49C, then T36A1’s & T46B1’s, and then T49A’s in San Juan Channel
June 24, 2024 – We sailed south and tacked our way down the channel on the ebb tide. We met Biggs/Transient orca T49C at the bottom of San Juan Channel…
Read moreGray Whale CRC-2555 on the east side of Orcas Island
June 19, 2024 – With morning reports of orca southbound from Barnes and Clark we sailed inter-island hoping to meet them in Rosario Strait. However, we instead met a gray…
Read moreWhale Trifecta! Orcas, Minkes and Humpbacks
May 27, 2024 – Today we saw so much wildlife including three types of whales… ‘A Whale Trifecta’ – minke whales, orcas, and humpback whales! Other wildlife included groups of…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s and T19 with T19B southbound from Turn Island
April 19, 2024 – We sailed South meeting two families of Biggs/Transient orcas just passed Turn Rock. The Orcas we sailed alongside are known as the T49A’s (minus T49A1 and…
Read moreHumpback whale BCZ0414 “Zephyr” southbound along San Juan Island toward Friday Harbor
October 8, 2023 – Northbound on the flood sailing into blue skies. Through the Wasp Islands and Spring Pass up to Flattop Island National Wildlife Refuge. Seas became glassy and…
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