May 11, 2023 – A fantastic day on the water with humpback whale BCX1057 “Divot”. She is the presumable first offspring of BCY0324 “Big Mama” and has 3 offspring of her…
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Biggs/Transient Orcas T36A’s, T65, T63, T87, T124A’s & T124C pass Friday Harbor
May 10, 2023 – A large group of Biggs/Transient orcas came down quickly from Strait of Georgia porpoising a good portion of the way right by our very own Friday…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T18’s hunting by Flattop Island
May 8, 2023 – After our earlier encounter with orcas T65A’s we went on a shore excursion to Jones Island. As we were leaving we heard that another group of…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T65A’s hunting in Spieden Channel
May 8, 2023 – We met up with the Transient orcas T65A’s (minus T65A5) again for the 6th time in the last 7 days. Today they were on their way…
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May 7, 2023 – After casting off from Friday Harbor we headed north through the Wasp Islands, alongside Jones Island and over to Spieden Island. At Green Point there were…
Read moreT65 orca family reunion including T63 “Chainsaw”! plus Humpback whale BCZ0410 “Anvil”
May 6, 2023 – First, we got to sail with a humpback whale BCZ0410 “Anvil”. Second, we got to see a family reunion with T65 and all of her offspring:…
Read moreBiggs Orcas T65A’s & Tufted Puffins in Cattle Pass
May 4, 2023 – Heading south picking back eddies against the current and picking up some strong wind in Griffin Bay. We met the T65A’s (minus T65A5) nearing Cattle Pass,…
Read moreBiggs orcas T65A’s southbound from Jones Island
May 4, 2023 – After casting off we had a drift sail along the San Juan coastline to Pt Caution. We continued to the Wasp Islands while following reports of…
Read moreSailing with 3 orca families: T75B’s, T99’s, T65A’s
May 3, 2023 – We were fortunate to sail with 3 different families of Biggs/Transient orcas during our 8 hour sail including the T75B’s followed by T99’s followed by T65A’s –…
Read moreEpic sail with 32 Biggs/Transient Orcas!
May 2, 2023 – We left the harbor with a relaxing sail over to Shaw Island and drifted wing on wing down the coastline. With news of a rather large…
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