May 12
We last saw J pod traveling N in Swanson Channel Tuesday evening. Throughout their passage up Haro Strait they traveled at 5+ knots, so we were unable to observe them with our towed hydrophone array.
Beam Reach crew, aboard the Gato Verde

May 12
We left the dock at Snug at 11:00 AM since both Jeanne and Jeff Hogan had seen members of J Pod on the West Side of SJI. Alas, they headed into big seas south of Discovery Is. and no one could find them. We came back in at 1:30, and I proceeded to go to Hannah Hts. to look for them. Jeanne began to hear them, but I still couldn't see them. By around 3:30 or so, they appeared at Lime Kiln headed north. We got everyone back onto the boat and by 4:00 the leaders were almost to Henry Is. still going N. Ken Balcomb and David Ellifrit came out and took pictures. We left them at 5:30, with Ken and Dave still on scene, still headed N toward Turn Pt. I didn't see all the Js, but I think other boats did, including J1 and J2. There were some Ks with them still.
Capt. Jim Maya, Maya's Charters, San Juan Island