We were in the Pacific Northwest, sailing an old Alden yawl. We were going down a channel and noticed some orca whales in the distance. We headed over in that direction and ended up going along with them for about two and one half hours. It's fairly common for dolphins to travel alongside boats, but coursing through the waves accompanied by the orca is relatively rare. At one point, a couple of them were lying alongside the boat and squeaking. I'm always surprised by how graceful they are. They seem to move almost effortlessly. Here's this thing that's thirty feet long and I don't know how wide, and it just glides along beside you as if it doesn't have to do anything in order to move quickly. - CB