June 16, 2021 – When we left Friday Harbor we had been listening to radio chatter about a pod of orcas who were southbound in San Juan Channel. They stopped…
Read moreSailing with Biggs orcas T46B’s up the west side of San Juan
Sailing south with seals, sea lions and a minke whale
June 15, 2021 – When we left Friday Harbor we sailed south taking the outside of Turn Island and riding the ebb current down to Big Rock. A couple tacks…
Read moreBiggs Orcas T46B’s take us to Boiling Reef
June 8, 2021 – As we were about to cast off from the dock we got a report of orcas near Pt Disney, Waldron Island. Our passengers were excited at…
Read moreLegendary Humpback Whale BCY0324 ‘Big Mama’
June 3, 2021 – We left Friday Harbor with some good winds and a flood tide to head North. I’d heard that the iconic humpback whale ’Big Mama’ BCY0324 who was seen…
Read moreBiggs Orcas T123’s by Turn Pt
May 13, 2021 – Northbound and after sailing through the Wasp Islands picked up a report of orcas Westbound in Spieden Channel. We picked up the pace sailing the East…
Read moreGray whale ‘CRC1364′ in Rosario Strait
May 10, 2021 – Around Orcas Island and a visit with gray whale ‘CRC1364′
Read moreBiggs Orcas T123’s pass Friday Harbor
May 8, 2021 – White enroute to see a schwack of Biggs orcas in Rosario we found the T123’s hunting inter-island in Upright Channel. They continued west until reaching San…
Read moreBiggs Orcas T90’s venture up into Eastsound
April 15, 2021 – An early morning report came in of 4 orcas coming up San Juan Channel. We called our passengers who were keen to cast off early with…
Read moreGray whale in Cattle Pass along with three sea otters
April 11, 2021 – An exciting day with excellent winds, a gray whale, two sea otters and many harbor seals and steller sea lions. It’s not too often that we get…
Read moreBiggs orcas T77A with T49A2 followed by J Pod
April 10, 2021 – It was an exciting day full of changing conditions, gorgeous scenery, and lots of orcas including both Biggs/transient orcas and Southern Resident orcas. The Biggs orcas,…
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