June 9, 2025 – As we cast off we heard a report of Biggs/Transient orcas (T75B’s) northbound from Cattle Pass. We sailed inside Turn Island and across to Flat Point…
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Biggs/Transient Orcas in President Channel: T75B’s, T86A’s, T124A2’s, T124D’s and T137’s
June 4, 2025 – Shortly after casting off from Friday Harbor we had a report of a large group of Biggs/Transient orcas north of Patos Island moving south. We plotted…
Read moreBiggs orcas T68 with T75B’s and a Humpback whale on Salmon Bank
May 23, 2025 – With a report of Orcas traveling fast ‘looking at Cattle Pass’ clearing Discovery Island off Victoria we headed South out of the harbor. Passed Turn Island…
Read moreBiggs Orcas T65B’s and T75B’s socializing outside Friday Harbor
July 1, 2024 – A lucky day for us today as we had orcas hanging outside the harbor. It was a mixture of two families of Biggs/Transient orcas known as…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T75B’s with T77D pass Friday Harbor
August 28, 2023 – We sailed north on account of the flood current and had a fast sail to the Wasp Islands. After passing by Shirt Tail Reef and Yellow…
Read moreSunset sail with Biggs/Transient Orcas T75B’s and T77D near San Juan Island
August 20, 2023 – We moved quickly north on account of a family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as T75B’s with T77D westbound in Spieden Channel. Luckily for us we caught…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T75B’s with T77D hunting in Griffin Bay
August 20, 2023 – Today we got lucky with a pod of orcas, the T75B’s plus T77D, coming north through Cattle Pass as we were headed south in that direction.…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T75B’s with T77C and T77D, then T71B’s and T124D’s, and then T18’s with T65A5
August 13, 2023 – Today was a whale of a sailing day as we got to see many different orca groups in the area. We encountered the T75B’s with siblings…
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 moreSails with Whales and ashore Yellow Island with wildflowers and native grasses – Yellow Island
Magical magical day. T65As,Bs, 75Bs&Cs with new calf came right into Friday Harbor as we were leaving. Steller’s SeaLions swirling in the whirlpools and just enough wind to get back…
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