August 16, 2025 – This mornings report was of orcas coming in thru Thatcher Pass and heading down into Lopez Sound. With a strong flood tide we caught the back…
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Biggs/Transient Orcas T37A’s by Johns Island
August 12, 2025 – With news of Biggs/Transient orcas T37A’s northbound in Haro Strait we headed north. We sailed through the Wasp Islands seeing harbor seals then up to Jones…
Read moreCircumnavigating San Juan Island with Biggs/Transient Orcas T19’s and T109A’s
August 7, 2025 – A full day sail with a circumnavigation around San Juan Island. Our day began with a family of orcas known as the T19’s hunting by Discovery…
Read moreA pair of Humpback Whales and Biggs/Transient Orcas T65B’s in Boundary Pass
July 23, 2025 – With fog to the south we headed north. There was a report of 2-3 humpbacks moving east in Boundary Pass so kept with the strongest part…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T35A’s and T38A’s near Waldron Island
July 12, 2025 – We sailed north through the Wasp Islands and Spring Pass. As we rounded Flattop Island we met the Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T35A’s and T38A’s.…
Read moreEpic day with Biggs/Transient Orcas T77’s and Humpbacks “Big Mama” and new calf
July 11, 2025 – As we left Friday Harbor we were watching the progress of Biggs/Transient orcas, the T77’s, who had come in through Thatcher Pass. We cut from Turn…
Read moreOrcas T65 & T63 “Chainsaw” with T36’s in Bellingham Channel & two Humpback whales in Rosario Strait
July 2, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbor we dithered around deciding whether to go north to see humpback whale “Big Mama” with her calf by East Pt or to…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T123’s followed by 3 Humpback Whales in Haro Strait
June 29, 2025 – With a report of Biggs/Transient orcas (T123’s) moving west from the Orcas Ferry Landing we left the dock feeling excited. We had a relaxing sail up…
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…
Read moreContinuous Breaches from 2025 calf of Humpback Whale BCY0324 “Big Mama”!
June 24, 2025 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed north on account of Biggs orcas southbound towards Satellite Channel. While we were in New Channel we heard the orcas…
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