July 26, 2026 – Our earlier sail was cancelled for drizzly weather but rain drops seemed to be holding off enough for our evening sail. After casting off with a…
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Biggs/Transient Orcas T65B’s and T75B’s northbound Haro Strait
June 20, 2025 – Sailed North crossing to the Wasp Islands between Shaw and Orcas Islands. There’s been a report of orcas Westbound from Orcas Island ferry landing so we…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T49A’s, T19 and T19B hunting near Patos Island
April 21, 2024 – We motor sailed quickly North with a report of Biggs/Transient Orcas heading Southeast across Boundary Pass towards Skipjack Island. Hugging the forested Orcas Island coastline of…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T123’s north of Pt Doughty
September 17, 2023 – After leaving Friday Harbor we headed north based on a report of a family of orcas north of Flattop Island. The orcas were multi-directional, but eventually…
Read moreSunset sail with views of Southern Resident J Pod Orcas
June 25, 2023 – We kept our speed up while sailing north after leaving Friday Harbor because Southern Resident orcas from J Pod were northbound on the west side of…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orca T124C near Skipjack and Sucia
June 4, 2023 – Shortly after leaving Friday Harbor we spotted a bald eagle perched in a tree looking down at something. Nearby the tree was a red fox with…
Read moreSouthern Resident J Pod Orcas southbound San Juan Channel
March 29, 2023 – After a fast sail across the channel to Shaw Island we had a decision to make as to whether to go North or South. With the…
Read moreSouthern Resident J pod orcas near Flattop Island
February 19, 2023 – We headed north in San Juan Channel and were fortunate to sail with Southern Resident orcas from J Pod. They were first reported by the WA…
Read moreOrcas T49A’s and T19 with T19B hunting Gull Rock and Jones Island
August 30, 2022 – It was an exciting sail with Biggs/Transient orcas known as T49A’s (minus T49A1 and T49A2) plus T19 with son, T19B. Stunning backlit blows in New Channel…
Read moreSpectacular Minke Whale encounter
July 26, 2022 – An adventure around San Juan Island including a minke whale encounter that we’ll always remember. The photos of her going under the boat are spectacular! Other trip…
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