June 30, 2024 – As we sailed north in San Juan Channel we heard a report of Southern Resident orcas from J Pod at Point Disney headed for Flattop Island.…
Read moreDistant view of Southern Resident J Pod Orcas and a visit to Posey Island State Park
Biggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s, T19 and T19B hunting near Patos Island
April 21, 2024 – We motor sailed quickly North with a report of Biggs/Transient Orcas heading Southeast across Boundary Pass towards Skipjack Island. Hugging the forested Orcas Island coastline 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 moreBiggs/Transient orcas T37A’s in Boundary Pass
July 24, 2021 – A sail north through the Wasp Islands, Spring Pass and up to White Rock National Wildlife Refuge. We encountered a family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T37A’s in Rosario Strait
July 13, 2021 – Pick up at Odlin Park, Lopez Island. There was a search for orcas in Rosario Strait after an early morning tug boat report. We decided to…
Read moreA sail to Turn Pt with a distant view of Orcas
August 12, 2020 – Leaving Friday Harbor we raised sails and sheeted in tight for a close hauled sail South. As we came to Turn Island we picked up a…
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