April 23, 2026 – Before casting off from Friday Harbor we had been monitoring reports of two male orcas in East Sound, Orcas Island. They were orcas we’d seen the…
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Biggs/Transient Orcas T49A2 and T65A5 in New Channel
October 17, 2025 – With a report of orcas westbound out of Wasp Passage after hunting in West Sound we moved north quickly. We caught up with the two male…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T60D and T60E join T36’s near Friday Harbor
Sept 28, 2025 – We headed north in San Juan Channel but on approaching Neck Pt we had a report of orcas coming north through Cattle Pass. Spinning around and…
Read moreHumpback Whales BCX0915 “Fallen Knight” and BCY0195 “Fader” southbound San Juan Channel
Sept 24, 2025 – We had been monitoring sighting reports of a pair of humpback whales who had been coming down President Channel and were now southbound in San Juan…
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Sept 19, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed south with the hopes to see a humpback whale to the south. In the end we saw two different humpbacks.…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T75B’s by White Rock
August 26, 2025 – With a report of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T75B’s in Boundary Pass we headed north. We came through the Wasp Islands seeing harbor seals hauled…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T65 with son T63 “Chainsaw” hunting by Skipjack Island
August 24, 2025 – With news of Biggs/Transient orcas T63 “Chainsaw” and mom T65 coming down President Channel we sailed north. We came through the Wasp Islands and Spring Pass and…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T19’s go inter-island
August 19, 2025 – We sailed out of Friday Harbor and Turn Island pass seeing harbor seals hauled out in the morning sun. With news of Biggs/Transient orcas, the T19’s,…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T46C’s and T75C’s by D’arcy Island & a Humpback outside Friday Harbor
June 27, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed north on account of two families of orcas northbound in Haro Strait. It turned out to be Biggs/Transient orcas T36’s…
Read moreHumpback Whale BCY0324 “Big Mama” and her 2025 calf breaching in President Channel
June 25, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbor we debated whether to go north or south. We sailed across toward Shaw Island and began to head south when a report…
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