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On Tuesday, August 6, the #4 inter-island vessel will be out of service for the day. Updates will occur as more information becomes available. 

The #1 Samish is running an estimated 65 minutes behind schedule. The vessel departed Friday Harbor at 2:59 p.m. and is scheduled to arrive in Lopez at 3:35 p.m.

This will delay the following sailings:

• 2:40 p.m. Lopez to Anacortes
• 4:45 p.m. Anacortes to Friday Harbor
• 6:30 p.m. Friday Harbor to Anacortes
• 8:20 p.m. Anacortes to Friday Harbor
• 10:00 p.m. Friday Harbor to Orcas
• 10:50 p.m. Orcas to Shaw
• 11:00 p.m. Shaw to Lopez
• 11:20 p.m. Lopez to Anacortes

The #2 Yakima is running an estimated 75 minutes behind schedule due to a missing crewmember that was enroute to the terminal. The vessel departed Anacortes at 3:15 p.m. and is scheduled to arrive in Friday Harbor at 4:24 p.m.

This will delay the following sailings:

• 3:40 p.m. Friday Harbor to Lopez
• 4:15 p.m. Lopez to Anacortes
• 5:15 p.m. Anacortes to Lopez
• 6:20 p.m. Lopez to Anacortes
• 7:25 p.m. Anacortes to Shaw
• 8:20 p.m. Shaw to Orcas
• 8:50 p.m. Orcas to Anacortes

The #3 Chelan is running an estimated 25 minutes behind schedule. The vessel departed Orcas at 2:45 p.m. and is scheduled to arrive in Anacortes at 3:44 p.m.

This will delay the following sailings:

• 3:45 p.m. Anacortes to Shaw
• 4:40 p.m. Shaw to Orcas
• 5:15 p.m. Orcas to Shaw
• 5:30 p.m. Shaw to Anacortes
• 6:45 p.m. Anacortes to Lopez
• 7:35 p.m. Lopez to Orcas
• 8:15 p.m. Orcas to Lopez
• 8:45 p.m. Lopez to Anacortes
• 9:50 p.m. Anacortes to Lopez
• 10:45 p.m. Lopez to Shaw
• 10:10 p.m. Shaw to Orcas

We will continue to send updated travel information as it becomes available. Customers can check the online schedule for more information on scheduled upcoming sailings and also view the real-time travel map for live boat location information.

For Monday, August 5, the #4 inter-island vessel will be out of service due to a shortage of crew. Displaced customers who are trying to transit to another San Juan Island, may be re-routed through Anacortes at no additional cost. Updates will occur as more information becomes available. 

Update: The 12:00 pm sailing #1 Samish from Anacortes to Friday Harbor will make unscheduled stops at Lopez and Shaw to pick up inter-island traffic from Shaw and Lopez heading to Friday Harbor. The vessel will follow a regular schedule on the return.

• For transfers from Orcas or Shaw to Friday Harbor: travelers will have to transfer via Anacortes. Last opportunity of the day will be to catch the 5:15 p.m. from Orcas or 5:30 p.m. from Shaw to Anacortes, then transfer to the 8:20 p.m. Anacortes to Friday Harbor sailing arriving at 9:25 p.m. tonight in Friday Harbor.
• For transfers from Lopez to Shaw or Orcas: travelers will need to catch the 6:20 p.m. Lopez to Anacortes sailing to transfer to the 7:25 p.m. sailing from Anacortes to Shaw and Orcas.
• For transfers from Lopez to Friday Harbor: Travelers will need to catch the 6:20 p.m. sailing to Anacortes, to be transferred to the 8:20 p.m. sailing from Anacortes to Friday Harbor.
• For transfers from Friday Harbor to other islands: options are to catch the 6:30 p.m. sailing from Friday Harbor to Anacortes and transfer to the 9:50 p.m. Anacortes departure to Lopez, Shaw, and Orcas. The last option of the night will be 10:00 p.m. departure from Friday Harbor, which will stop at each island on the way back to Anacortes.

The 8:20 p.m. sailing from Anacortes to Friday Harbor and the 9:50 p.m. sailing from Anacortes to Lopez, Shaw and Orcas will be the last WESTBOUND sailings out of Anacortes for the night. The last EASTBOUND sailing will be the 10:00 p.m. all-stops departure from Friday Harbor to Anacortes.

Washington State Ferries is hosting an online open house to share info on the Anacortes/San Juan Islands sailing schedule revision process from now through August 23.

The website features draft sailing schedules for summer, winter and fall/spring and allows the public to provide feedback and learn more about the process. To visit the open house, go to engage.wsdot.wa.gov/SJIDraftFerrySchedule.

For Monday, August 5, vehicle reservations are full from Port Townsend for the remainder of the service day and full from Coupeville until 7:30 p.m.

General standby space is very limited and will be loaded on a first come, first serve basis.

Alternate routes are highly recommended using either Edmonds/Kingston and/or Mukilteo/Clinton.

Mukilteo / Clinton Schedule 

Edmonds / Kingston Schedule 

The Seattle/Bainbridge route is on one-boat service for the remainder of the service day due to a shortage of crew.  Dispatch is continuing efforts to fill the open position.  The #1 vessel will sail as scheduled on the #1 sailing schedule. Updates will occur when more information is available.

• Seattle / Bainbridge Island

There is an estimated 2 hour wait for drivers departing Colman and Bainbridge due to one-boat service on the route. Updates will be provided as conditions change.

Are you a resident of Kitsap County and a regular rider of the Washington State Ferries Southworth route? Are you interested in providing input on ferry service and local terminal operations, and gathering ridership experience?

Kitsap County is recruiting new ferry advisory committee members. Consider applying to serve on the Southworth Ferry Advisory Committee. Committee members are appointed by Kitsap County Commissioners and advise Washington State Ferries to help improve services and meet the transportation needs of local communities.

Find the position description and online application at kcowa.us/advisorygroups or contact rpirtle@kitsap.gov in the Kitsap County Commissioners’ Office.

Beginning with our summer schedule, we will operate an unscheduled third ferry weekdays on our Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route when crewing and a vessel are available.

This boat will sail around the other two scheduled vessels to help move more riders and keep the two-boat schedule on time. You can use our real-time map to track all our ferries in service.