Some days you just can’t help but feel lucky. Two bulls, T93 and T97, were traveling together and quickly approaching Friday Harbor. We left the dock just in the…
Read moreBiggs ‘Transient’ orcas passing Friday Harbor – again!
Not too far to sail today as the Transient Orcas came to Friday Harbor. The T75B’s and T77’s had just finished predation of a Dall’s porpoise at Turn Rock. They…
Read moreT Party : Twenty Transient Orcas North from San Juan Island
T Party. One of the most amazing days ever. Over 3,000 photographs today and a few hours of audio recording. Today could be a photo book today on its own,…
Read moreAll the J’s and first return of the year from K’s – Our Southern Resident Orcas
South: 50 nautical miles roundtrip. Eastern Bank to Dungeness. All the J’s and the first return of the year of the K’s. Party! Spectacular vocals and excitement in the air…
Read moreBig Mamma Humpback and the T123 Transient Orcas
Afternoon to sunset sail. We went north and into Haro Strait to find Big Mama humpback and her calf ambling towards Turn Point. We left them to double back toward…
Read moreJ-16 Resident Kiler Whales playfull in Big tides
Big tides following the new moon and the J16’s were stationary while swimming at speed chasing fish at Kellett Bluff. J50’s scars are still visible from her date of…
Read moreFull Day Sail with the J-16s
Full day sails. Leaving from Friday Harbor we rode the back eddy to Turn Point and met the J16’s who were traveling south at speed. We both caught the ebb to…
Read moreSail around Lopez meeting with J pod at sunset
Picked up folks from The Edenwild for a sail around Lopez. After riding the rapids passed Dead Mans Island and Whole Rocks and sailing through the maze of Islands South of Lopez…
Read moreT49As Transient Orcas and Steller Sea Lions meet at Spieden Island
“Phenomenal”, as my mother-in-law would say. Leaving the splendor of Yellow Island, we doubled back on a ferry report of orcas at Orcas Island. We found the T49A’s that…
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April 9th – Headed South at noon into heavy fog which accentuated the roaring sea lions of Whale Rocks and the flurry of bird activity as eagles dove into bait…
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