May 22, 2023 – Out of the gate we met a humpback whale known as BCZ0414 “Zephyr”. She came down the Shaw Island side of the channel, crossed over towards…
Read moreHumpback BCZ0414 “Zephyr”, Orcas T124A’s, Orcas T123’s, Sea otter and much more!
Orcas T124A’s by Waldron and Prolific Wildlife
May 17, 2023 – Today we had glassy calm seas just about everywhere we went except for some winds just outside of Friday Harbor upon our return. It was a…
Read moreBiggs/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…
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 moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s and a sail around Stuart Island
April 25, 2023 – David’s birthday! There was an early morning report of orcas northbound passing Friday Harbor which were later found near Deer Harbor and identified as the T49A’s…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T36A’s, T49A1, T124A’s, T124C, T125A and T128 & J Pod
April 24, 2023 – We had a sail with Biggs/Transient orcas: T36A’s, T49A1, T124A’s, T124C, T125A and T128 This big group of Biggs/Transient orcas had come south down San Juan…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T49C with T49A2 followed by T65A’s
October 20, 2022 – Northbound in smokey mist we were surprised by T49C and T49A2 swimming fast into Spieden Channel. Syphops as they looked above the surface during a hunt…
Read moreOrcas, a minke whale, falcons and more
October 19, 2022 – Today was one of those days where everything is always working out for us. It started out with a nice, relaxing sail up the channel. Near…
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