Encounter Summary: 

After getting a phone call from Jane Cogan relaying a message that Peregrine had found the T18's near Gooch Island, Dave and Giles headed out to take a look at them. We decided it was a good opportunity to take our "new" 1981 Boston Whaler currently named "Orcinus" out for a test run as the brand new engine needed to be broken in too.

We left Snug Harbor at 1250 and got on scene at 1326 about a mile and a half north of Swartz Bay. Since both Peregrine and Legacy had recently left the whales, we had to re-find them which we did after a brief search. The T18's had already exited Shute Passage into Satellite Channel and appeared to be resting as they were traveled slowly west in a tight group.

All four whales milled briefly near us at 1351 but it was unclear whether they actually got something. We saw no diving gulls or any other signs of a confirmed kill. The T18's continued west in Satellite Channel and briefly picked up a little speed on the north side of Piers Island before slowing down again. We left the whales at 1423 still heading slowly west about a mile north east of Moses Pt. at the top of the Sannich Peninsula.