May 30, 2024 – Today we had heard some exciting news… there was a pod of about a dozen Pacific white-sided dolphins hanging out close to shore near Jackson Beach,…
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Minke whales followed by Biggs Orcas T60D & T60E
September 21, 2022 – Today is the equinox with the sun overhead at the equator before heading South for 6 months. Summer still here and we left the harbor and…
Read moreT34’s and T37’s Biggs Orcas North up Swanson Channel
April is 7th, 2022 – A sad day in Friday Harbor as a large fire burned historic buildings of downtown. I was assigned on exposure protection and the fire was sufficiently…
Read moreT34’s and T37’s Biggs Orcas show up for Toi’s memorial sail
April 6th, 2022 – Our first sail of the year after coming out of dry dock was a memorial sail for our friend and frequent passenger Toi Costakes. She liked to…
Read moreSailing passed Friday Harbor with Biggs Orcas T68C’s and T75B’s
November 23, 2020 – Our passengers arrived today with news of seeing Orcas from the ferry 20 minutes prior. I shared the news on our radio and we quickly left Friday…
Read moreSail with the T36A Transient orcas hunting at White Rock and Skipjack Islands
August 25, 2019 – An interesting encounter with the Biggs/Transient orca family known as the T36A’s. They had been in that same area since the night before near Waldron Island.…
Read moreSailing into Canada to meet the T34s, T37 and 37Bs
August 22, 2019 – Excitement started early on before we’d exited the harbor we spotted a harbor seal with a very large fish. Further up the channel we found a…
Read moreSail with whales – T65A2 alone and the T18s
August 6th 2019 – North today and surprised to see many harbor seals on the beach of the West spit of Yellow Island. Wing on wing into New Channel and…
Read moreSailing to Trial Island and Victoria Golf Club with T35s, T38s and T49As Biggs Killer Whales
June 14th 2019 Our whale reports today included The T49As, whom we’d briefly seen the day before, milling at Eagle Point with changing directions. We also heard of T35As, T38s,…
Read moreSunset Sail in the San Juan Islands with the T49As
June 11th 2019 – The T49As were reported coming West from the Orcas ferry terminal and through Pole Pass. We met them just North of Jones Island and watched from…
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