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 T60’s northbound in Haro Strait
August 23, 2025 – With a report of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T60’s northbound in Haro Strait near the westside of San Juan Island we sailed north. Keeping close…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T65B’s crossing Rosario Strait towards Cypress Island
August 23, 2025 – With a good current and good winds we had a fast close-hauled sail into Upright Channel. Winds increased for an exciting beam reach to Peavine Pass.…
Read moreBiggs Orcas T19’s followed by BCY0324 “Big Mama” and her newborn 8th calf
May 21, 2025 – We hustled everyone on board for a fast departure from Friday Harbor with a report of Biggs orcas, the T19’s, hunting near Turn Island. We met them…
Read moreGray Whale CRC-2555 on the east side of Orcas Island
June 19, 2024 – With morning reports of orca southbound from Barnes and Clark we sailed inter-island hoping to meet them in Rosario Strait. However, we instead met a gray…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T65A’s and a vist to Sucia Island
June 12, 2024 – With news of Biggs/Transient orca nearby, the T65A’s (minus T65A3 and T65A5), we headed south to see them. After passing a bunch of harbor seals warming…
Read moreBiggs orca T87 outside Friday Harbor and T124A’s in Eastsound, Orcas Island
April 5, 2024 – We got a chance to see Biggs orca T87 (the oldest known male transient orca in this region at approx 60 years old) as he was…
Read moreBiggs/Transient Orcas T46’s pass Friday Harbor
August 2, 2023 – As we left Friday Harbor there was a family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T46’s traveling south along the east side of San Juan Island.…
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