June 22nd .We were all excited to hear a report of Transient Orcas at Lopez Pass. We sailed through Turn Island Pass and then North, close to the shoreline of…
Read moreSailing with Transient (Biggs) Orcas the T65As and T49As
T65As and L pod, Transient and Southern Resident Orcas
June 21, 2018 – Moderately strong winds today so we reefed the main sail right off the bat. As we left the harbor there were reports of the T65A’s heading…
Read moreSeveral transient orca matrilines, T86A’s, T101’s, T102, and T124A2’s
May 31, 2018 – North through Spring Pass to Flattop Island before heading west into New Channel. We moved quickly to catch several transient orca matrilines, T86A’s, T101’s, T102, and…
Read moreTransient Orcas T124As and T100s pass each other at Turn Point Lighthouse
May 27, 2018 – We were lucky today to have orcas close to home. As we arrived on scene the T124A’s appeared to be hunting steller sea lions very close…
Read moreThe transient orcas T65As are back
August 11, 2017 – Sailed the Orcas Island shoreline of Presidents Channel passing Parker Reef at low tide. Puffin Island we met the Transient/Biggs Orcas, T65As. Together we passed Sucia’s Fossil…
Read moreHumpback and orcas
July 7, 2017 – Sunset/Moonrise sail. A humpback whale known as Divot visits Friday Harbor. T49As took us to Mandarte Island cormorant rookery. But the most exciting thing of the…
Read moreTransients feeding in Griffin Bay
July 3, 2017 – Morning sail we headed south with news of many transient orcas down south. They entered San Juan Channel via Cattle Pass and changed their northerly course…
Read moreT77A showed up for the party
May 27, 2017 evening sail – Johnny Depp’s broken compass steered his pirate ship and every day that is the tool we use to decide North South East or West.…
Read moreT-Party at Mandarte
Afternoon T-Party at Mandarte Island. 23 whales: T36, T36A’s, T36B’s, T49C, T73A’s, T75B’s, T99’s, T123’s, T124C. Highly social party games with adult only behavior. Some photos are not suitable for…
Read moreResident orcas meet Transients
June 5th – After 22 days absence, our Southern Residents returned. They were heard on the hydrophones at dawn and the calls included those of L pod. This is their…
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