Winter Ferry Schedule to Start Jan. 3

From the WSF News Release

The Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division (WSF) will begin operating on a winter schedule starting Sunday, Jan. 3 through March 27. The winter schedule brings a number of notable service changes to the Anacortes/San Juan Islands and Seattle/Bremerton routes, as well as the seasonal closure of the international route and the seasonal reduction to a two-boat weekend schedule on the Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route.

• There is no ferry service between Anacortes and Sidney, B.C. during the winter schedule; international service resumes March 28.
• There are two different sailing schedules on the Anacortes/San Juan Islands routes during the winter: weekday and weekend. Starting Jan. 3, only three boats will operate on Saturdays and Sundays, while the normal four boats will continue operating during the week.
• Another significant change from the fall schedule to the winter schedule in the San Juans is that the final weekday sailing of the evening from Anacortes to the islands has been moved from 7:25 p.m. to 8:55 p.m. and it will make all stops.

WSF also reminds customers that there will be no ferry service on the Port Townsend/Keystone route on Saturday, Jan. 9, and Sunday, Jan. 10, to facilitate a required annual inspection on the Steilacoom II. Customers are advised to plan ahead, and use the Edmonds/Kingston and Mukilteo/Clinton ferries as an alternate route between the Olympic Peninsula and Whidbey Island.

Customers can view or download the winter 2010 schedule at  the WSF Web site www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/