May 15, 2023 – Gorgeous day in the San Juan Islands with temperatures reaching a whopping 84 degrees! Today we visited some of our favorite places including a sail along…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T99’s near Moresby Island
Humpback whale BCX1057 “Divot” passes Friday Harbor
May 11, 2023 – A fantastic day on the water with humpback whale BCX1057 “Divot”. She is the presumable first offspring of BCY0324 “Big Mama” and has 3 offspring of her…
Read moreBiggs Orcas T65A’s & Tufted Puffins in Cattle Pass
May 4, 2023 – Heading south picking back eddies against the current and picking up some strong wind in Griffin Bay. We met the T65A’s (minus T65A5) nearing Cattle Pass,…
Read moreBiggs orcas T65A’s southbound from Jones Island
May 4, 2023 – After casting off we had a drift sail along the San Juan coastline to Pt Caution. We continued to the Wasp Islands while following reports of…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T18’s with T49A’s hunting a Sea Lion outside Friday Harbor
April 27, 2023 – Biggs/Transient orcas T18’s with T49A’s were busy hunting a Steller sea lion outside of Friday Harbor for at least 4 hours. We caught the tail end…
Read moreBiggs/Transient orcas T36A’s, T49A1, T124A’s, T124C, T125A and T128 & J Pod
April 24, 2023 – We had a sail with Biggs/Transient orcas: T36A’s, T49A1, T124A’s, T124C, T125A and T128 This big group of Biggs/Transient orcas had come south down San Juan…
Read moreFinding Biggs/Transient Orcas T49A1 and T65A5 by Yellow Island
April 19, 2023 – After hearing an early morning report of a couple of orca outside of Friday Harbor we guzzled our coffee and out the door we went. While…
Read moreHumpbacks BCX1068 ‘Split Fluke’ & BCY0458 ‘Raptor’ in Rosario Strait
April 14, 2023 -We made fast progress cutting through the inter-islands on a mission to see a pair of humpback whales known as BCX1068 ‘Split Fluke’ BCY0458 ‘Raptor’. The two…
Read moreSouthern Resident J Pod Orcas near Friday Harbor and T49C and T49A2 in Lopez Sound
April 5, 2023 – After casting off from Friday Harbor about 11am we headed north based on a report of orcas southbound from Jones Island. Winds were blustery from the…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s in Westsound, Orcas Island
April 3, 2023 – We headed North with haste hearing T49A’s were Westbound in Cayou Channel. With a report that they were exploring Westsound we were able to slow down…
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