Ferry Out of Service

Posted July 17, 2017 at 9:31 am by

WSF Yakima at Friday Harbor Ferry Landing – SJ Update file photo

You may have heard or noticed the Yakima was out of service yesterday. Well it’s still out and WSF has issued this temporary schedule change for the rest of today…

The Yakima is out of service until further notice due to a problem with the vessel’s generator. This will cancel the following sailings:

Westbound:
4:15am to Friday Harbor, 7:25am to Orcas and Shaw, 10:20am to Shaw and Orcas, 2:00pm to Friday Harbor, 5:10pm to Lopez, 7:20pm to Lopez.

Eastbound:
5:45am Friday Harbor to Lopez, 8:50am Orcas to Shaw, 12:05pm Orcas to Shaw, 3:45pm Friday Harbor non-stop, 6:15pm Lopez, 8:45pm Orcas non-stop.

The following supplemental schedule is in place for July 17 due to the Yakima’s cancelled sailings:

Anacortes (Hyak) 4:15am to Friday Harbor, returning from Friday Harbor at 5:45am with a stop at Lopez. Anacortes 7:15am to Friday Harbor, returning from Friday Harbor at 8:40am to Anacortes. Anacortes 10:00am to Lopez and returning from Lopez at 11:00am.

Anacortes 1:10pm (additional sailing with the Tillikum) to Friday Harbor (then continues to inter-island schedule eastbound).

The (Samish) departs Anacortes at 9:05am making additional stops to Shaw/Orcas returning eastbound from Orcas at 10:40am, 11:00am from Shaw and arriving in Anacortes at 12:05pm and then continues with an Anacortes 12:35pm to Shaw/Orcas and returns from Shaw/Orcas to Anacortes.

The afternoon sailing from Anacortes to Sidney will make a stop at Friday Harbor to drop off traffic.

Afternoon/Evening Schedule Adjustments Update:

The Tillikum will make an additional trip to Friday Harbor and then continue service as the inter-island schedule on the eastbound return.
The 2:50pm afternoon sailing from Anacortes to Sidney Elwha will make a stop at Friday Harbor to drop off traffic.

The Hyak will make a 4:45pm sailing from Anacortes to Lopez and Friday Harbor and return from Friday Harbor with a 6:40pm to Anacortes and will also make a 8:20pm from Anacortes Friday Harbor, returning from F.H. with a 10:00pm making all stops on the return to Anacortes.

The Samish will make a 6:45pm sailing from Anacortes to Lopez and return from Lopez with a 7:35pm sailing to Anacortes. The Samish will also make the regular scheduled 9:00pm departure from Anacortes to Lopez, Shaw, and Orcas, with a return from Orcas at 10:30pm to Anacortes.

There are no new reservations at this time. All reservation holders will be given priority loading and will be loaded first come/first serve. Reservation holders who choose not to sail today will not receive a no show fee. We apologize for the inconvenience. Updates will occur when more information is available.

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One comment...

  1. Is there someone smarter than me who can just make out a new schedule with these changes instead of making it a story problem from hell?

    Comment by Amy wynn on July 17, 2017 at 2:13 pm

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