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Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s with T77 and T77E

By allaboardsailing@yahoo.com June 30, 2023 Full Day Sail, Sailing with Transient Orcas, Sailing with whales
June 30, 2023 – Today we scooted our sail earlier on account of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T65A’s (minus T65A5) plus T77 with T77E northbound from Friday Harbor. Just yesterday they were down by Seattle. It took us a bit of time to catch up, but finally met the whales near Battleship Island. The whales were split in two group, T65A with T65A3 and T65A6 and the others T77 with T77E, T65A2 and T65A4 spread about a mile or more apart.  The first group of orcas traveled northwesterly towards Mandarte Island while the others headed towards Gooch Island. They all joined up around Forrest Island following three big breaches by 16 year old T65A3. An awesome sight to see! We left the orcas traveling Northeast by Moresby Island to sail around the north side of Stuart Island. Seas were calm and glassy in places and so serene. We cut through the pass by Ripple Island and worked our way through New Channel. Winds increased in San Juan Channel giving us a fast close-hauled sail down the channel back to Friday Harbor.

Bald eagle outside Friday Harbor

Harbor porpoise

Biggs/Transient orca T77

Biggs/Transient orca T65A4

Biggs/Transient orca T65A4

Biggs/Transient orca T77E

Biggs/Transient orca T65A2

Biggs/Transient orca T65A2 with Turn Pt Lighthouse in the distance

Biggs/Transient orca with Turn Pt Lighthouse in the distance

Biggs/Transient orca T65A

Biggs/Transient orcas T65A with offspring T65A3 and T65A6

Mandarte Island

Biggs/Transient orca T65A3 with Sidney Spit

Sailing whale watching

Bald eagle in the clouds

Biggs/Transient orca T65A3 making a splash

Biggs/Transient orca T65A3 tail slapping

Biggs/Transient orca T65A3 with face plant

Biggs/Transient orca T65A3

Biggs/Transient orca T65A3 tail slapping

Biggs/Transient orca T65A3 with a big breach

Biggs/Transient orca T65A3 with a big breach

Biggs/Transient orca T65A3 with a big breach

Biggs/Transient orca T65A3

Biggs/Transient orca T77 with exhale

Biggs/Transient orca T65A3

Biggs/Transient orca T65A2

Biggs/Transient orca T65A6

Biggs/Transient orca T65A2 with exhale

Biggs/Transient orca T65A3 with BC Ferry

Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s

Turn Point Lighthouse, Stuart Island

Bald eagle nest on Stuart Island

Black tailed deer on Stuart Island

Harbor seals in New Channel

Bull kelp forest in New Channel

Belted kingfishers

Bald eagle by the Cactus Islands

North side of Spieden Island

Fun sailing adventure in the San Juan Islands

Route map 6/30/23

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