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Circumnavigating San Juan Island with Biggs/Transient Orcas T19’s and T109A’s

Circumnavigating 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…

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Sail to Guemes Island to see T35A’s, T46’s and T49A1

Sail to Guemes Island to see T35A’s, T46’s and T49A1

October 27, 2024 – Looking for blue skies between rain showers and aware of Biggs/Transient orcas near Anacortes we caught the back eddy down to Turn Island. Meeting the flood…

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Biggs/Transient orcas T65 and T63 “Chainsaw”

Biggs/Transient orcas T65 and T63 “Chainsaw”

September 29, 2024 – With an early morning report of orcas in Boundary Pass north of Skipjack Island we went north. Weaved our way through the Wasp Islands and continued…

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Biggs/Transient orcas T137’s and T60D & T60E

Biggs/Transient orcas T137’s and T60D & T60E

September 20, 2024 – Leaving Friday Harbor we noticed orcas in East Sound had now turned South. These were the T137’s with T60D and T60E. So we kept a good…

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Up north with the Biggs Orcas T35A’s and south to Friday Harbor with the T49A’s

Up north with the Biggs Orcas T35A’s and south to Friday Harbor with the T49A’s

September 11, 2024 – Headed out of Friday Harbor into thick sea mist with magical views of the coastline draped in fog. Cut through the Wasp Islands into Spring Pass…

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Around Stuart Island and returning to Friday Harbor with Biggs Orca T49C

Around Stuart Island and returning to Friday Harbor with Biggs Orca T49C

September 10, 2024 – We sailed north today on account of Biggs/Transient orcas south of Active Pass near the top of N Pender Island. Our route took us through New…

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Biggs/Transient orcas T19’s with T49A’s followed by minke whale on Salmon Bank

Biggs/Transient orcas T19’s with T49A’s followed by minke whale on Salmon Bank

September 8, 2024 – After sailing around Turn Island we met Biggs/Transient orcas T19’s (no T18 present) and the T49A’s (minus T49A1 and T49A2) socializing and milling. T19C and T49A3…

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Biggs/Transient Orca T65A5 south to Cattle Pass

Biggs/Transient Orca T65A5 south to Cattle Pass

July 30, 2024 – After casting off from Friday Harbor we sailed towards Upright Channel with interest to see an orca who was near the intersection of Cayou and Upright…

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Biggs/Transient Orcas T34’s and T37’s inter-island

Biggs/Transient Orcas T34’s and T37’s inter-island

July 24, 2024 – After leaving Friday Harbor we had a fast sail on the ebb current and a good push up Upright Channel. We kept our speed up with…

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