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Orcas T35A’s, T49A’s with T50B1 and T50D, T60’s with T59A4 traveling towards Active Pass

Orcas T35A’s, T49A’s with T50B1 and T50D, T60’s with T59A4 traveling towards Active Pass

September 30, 2026 – With a report of 15 orcas (T35A’s, T49A’s (minus T49A1 and T49A2) with T50B1 and T50D) in Spieden Channel we moved north quickly against the flood…

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Epic day with Orcas – T19’s, T35A’s, and T49A’s

Epic day with Orcas – T19’s, T35A’s, and T49A’s

August 16, 2026 – Passenger pick up today from Orcas Island. We came back out through Pole Pass and Spring Pass to President Channel. We had been monitoring reports of…

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Orcas T123’s by Cattle Pass followed by Orcas T100’s near Wasp Islands

Orcas T123’s by Cattle Pass followed by Orcas T100’s near Wasp Islands

June 11, 2026 – Southbound through Turn Island Pass with its haul out of harbor seals, across Griffin Bay and passing the cormorant rookery on Goose Island in Cattle Pass.…

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Double dose of Orcas! Hunting on Salmon Bank and southbound by Friday Harbor

Double dose of Orcas! Hunting on Salmon Bank and southbound by Friday Harbor

May 11, 2026 – Raising sails as we left Friday Harbor for a beam reach down island on the ebb. Wing on wing through Turn Island Pass watched by the…

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Encountering 3 separate groups of Orcas plus a visit to Yellow Island

Encountering 3 separate groups of Orcas plus a visit to Yellow Island

May 10, 2026 – We headed north after hearing a report of orcas eastbound in Spieden Channel. The two groups split with one group heading to Flattop Island (T86A1’s, T86A3…

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Biggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s northbound by Friday Harbor

Biggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s northbound by Friday Harbor

May 3, 2026 – We sailed out of Friday Harbor with news of the Biggs/Transient orcas T49A’s traveling East from Cattle Point. Unsure whether to head South in San Juan…

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Gray Whale by Lopez Pass and T49A2 with T51 by Burrows Island

Gray Whale by Lopez Pass and T49A2 with T51 by Burrows Island

May 2, 2026 – After picking up our folks from Orcas Island we had a difficult choice as to whether our best bet was to take San Juan Chanel South…

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Biggs/Transient Orcas T49A2 with T51 in East Sound

Biggs/Transient Orcas T49A2 with T51 in East Sound

April 23, 2026 – Before casting off from Friday Harbor we had been monitoring reports of two male orcas in East Sound, Orcas Island. They were orcas we’d seen the…

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Biggs/Transient Orcas T60D and T60E join T36’s near Friday Harbor

Biggs/Transient Orcas T60D and T60E join T36’s near Friday Harbor

Sept 28, 2025 – We headed north in San Juan Channel but on approaching Neck Pt we had a report of orcas coming north through Cattle Pass. Spinning around and…

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