May 16, 2020 – After hearing about an exciting orca sighting including one of our favorites, T63 aka “Chainsaw”, David and I decided to set sail. Its been about 2…
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Biggs/Transient orca family T123’s pass Friday Harbor
May 11, 2020 – This morning a friend of ours reported seeing orcas coming down Spring Passage from Jones Island heading our way – off we went to check out…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T101’s head to Boundary Pass
May 8, 2020 – After hearing reports and seeing dorsal fins on the webcam on the west side of San Juan Island we were tempted to go out for a…
Read moreSailing with Biggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s and T71’s near Patos
March 19, 2020 – There was more wind than we expected as we cleared Friday Harbor. Close hauled crossing the channel we picked up a report of orcas near Blunden…
Read moreOur final sail of the season – sailing with orcas T37A’s and T99’s
October 13, 2019 – We awoke to reports of orcas traveling west from the top of Lopez Island who were later found by Fishermans Harbor. The orcas were the T37A’s…
Read moreSail with orcas T35A’s and T38A’s plus humpback MMX0007 by Green Pt
September 28, 2019 – Winds were moderate to Strong North Easterlies favorable for sailing. With some blue skies to aim for we headed North on a close hauled sail from…
Read moreA fantastic sail with orcas T100’s and a lunge feeding humpback MMX0006
September 25, 2019 – We had such an incredible adventure. It began with an Orcas Island pick up. On the way there we happened upon a group of Biggs/transient orcas…
Read moreTransient orcas T36A’s with T101’s, T49A3, followed by T137’s
September 7, 2019 – A sail filled with so much wildlife including bald eagles, harbor seals, harbor porpoise, loads of common murres, and lots of orcas. First we saw the…
Read moreYellow Island and the T60s family of Transient Orcas plus T2B and T59
September 6, 2019- A special sail to Yellow Island Nature Preserve with folks with a long connection to the island. As a bonus we crossed from Yellow Island to see…
Read moreSail with T60s, T2B and T59 around D’Arcy Island and later in Spieden Channel
September 5, 2019 – What a beautiful day to be on the water. There was a playful pod of porpoise outside Friday Harbor soon after we set sail. The sounds…
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