AHOY THERE! A HOPE YOUR SAIL INTO 2026 IS A GREAT ONE!

AHOY THERE! "Journey on the Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry, which connects State Highway 87 between Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. My trip on the 264-foot Ray Stoker Jr. is an unexpected thrill, even for a sea-timid ferry first-timer" LINKY: texashighways.com/tr...

AHOY THERE! "WELCOME ABOARD."

AHOY THERE! FIRTH OF FERRYS CHAOS: CALMAC CUTS CORE CRAFT, CLAUSTROPHOBIC CROSSINGS FORECAST FOR FRAZZLED FLEET "On the Firth of Clyde in southwest Scotland, two Isle of Arran's main ferries will be out of action for most of January, operator CalMac has confirmed" LINKY: afloat.ie/port-news/...

AHOY THERE! QUEEN OF CUMBERLAND SIDELINED FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES

AHOY THERE! SCHEDULE SHAKEUP: STATE’S SOUND SAILINGS SEE SLICED SAILINGS, SHIFTED SLOTS, STRANDING STRESSED, SLEEP‑DEPRIVED SEATTLE COMMUTERS KIRO HAS THE BEST STOCK FERRYS FOTOS FOR SOME REASON

AHOY THERE! SWARTZ BAY SAGA: SWELLS OF STALLED SEDANS, SNARLED TRAFFIC STRETCHING, STRANDING STRESSED COMMUTERS SNOTTY SAILING SEASONS SPAWN SURLY, SNACKING SNARLS, STAGNANT SEDAN STACKS, SLOWPOKE SHUTTLES, STIFLING STANDBYS, STRIKE SAILING SEEKERS

AHOY THERE! WINGNUT REPLACEMENT BEGINS MUKILTEO MIDDAY MAYHEM: MAINTENANCE MANDATES MAJOR MIDROUTE MORATORIUMS, MAROONING MOTORISTS CLINTON COMMUTE CHAOS: CONSTRUCTION CLOSURES CRIPPLE CORE CROSSING, CLOGGING CARS COUNTY‑WIDE

AHOY THERE! BREMERTON BLUES: BUSY BOAT’S BARE‑BONES BOARDINGS, BROKEN BERTH BUILD BRING BRUTAL BEGINNINGS FOR BLEARY BOARDERS GLOOMY GOTH GALS GRUDGINGLY GRAPPLE WITH GRUELINGLY GRAVE GRAVEYARD‑SHIFT GETAWAY GONE 4:30AM BREMERTON SAILINGS CANCELLED IN WINTER SCHEDULE

AHOY THERE! WHEN THERE IS ONLY ONE FERRY FRIGID FORECAST: FALLING FLAKES, FREEZING FRONT FRAME FULL FALTERING OF FERRIES AND FERRY FLIGHTS FOR FORLORN FISHING FOLK

AHOY THERE! “WELCOME ABOARD.”

AHOY THERE! BRING BACK THE WHITE1

AHOY THERE! THE EDMONDS BEAT: TAKE A DAY...OR A LIFETIME "Port of Kingston for the annual holiday lights show, continuing “at least for the rest of the month.”

AHOY THERE! BREMERTON GOTH GALS TAKE NOTE!

AHOY THERE! OY! BRING BACK THE FERRYS TO THE CLYDE! 'Boats taking people across the Clyde were once a vital part of daily life but the last service on the river came to an end earlier this year when the Renfrew Ferry was pulled."

AHOY THERE! "Adrian Raeside cartoon: It's obvious what B.C. Ferries' problem is..." LINKY: www.piquenewsmagazin...

AHOY THERE! JINGS! CRIVVINS! HELP MA BOAB! -SCOTTISH FERRYS "Given that Glen Rosa was originally ordered in 2015, that didn’t seem a stretch target, but… Surprise! The ferry will not be delivered in 2025. Or 2026?"

AHOY THERE! WELCOME ABOARD!

AHOY THERE! THE SHORTEST ROUTE ALWAYS WINS - ASK THE FERRYMAN If Per Rold has learnt anything from a lifetime in the ferry game it’s “the shortest route always wins”. LINKY: www.thepress.co.nz/n...

AHOY THERE! JINGS! CRIVVENS! HELP MA BOAB! - SCOTTISH FERRYS "Alfred Baird claimed they had a total running cost of 259 per cent more than diesel." “The SNP’s ferries fiasco just goes on and on, yet no SNP minister has ever had the decency to resign.”

AHOY THERE! HAULING NORWEGIANS TO NEWCASTLE Mayor of Bergen: "I think most people from Bergen my age had their first trip abroad on the ferry. We would drink & dance, there was a free bar. We'd wake up in Newcastle and run up to Marks and Spencer and buy cheap knickers.'

AHOY THERE! 'A BC Ferries passenger going overboard for a second day in a row this September captured readers’ attention. The passenger went overboard as the ferry was leaving Swartz Bay and heading to Tsawwassen." CHEK IT:

AHOY THERE! "One week into winter, Washington State Ferries will launch its winter schedule tomorrow."

AHOY THERE! WE CUT NOW TO OUR CANADIAN AFFILIATE TO FIND OUT THE CURRENT CONDITIONS AT THE HORSESHOE BAY TERMINAL AT THE START OF THE BUSY NEW YEARS WEEK

AHOY THERE! THIS JUST IN FROM THE EDMONDS "DAY OR A LIFETIME" NEWS ROOM:

AHOY THERE! THERE ARE STILL ARE HOVERCRAFT FERRYS? WE WANT TO RIDE ONE! "Hovertravel Ltd, the world’s longest-running passenger hovercraft service, is celebrating after being named Ferry Operator of the Year at the National Transport Awards 2025, held in London" www.msn.com/en-gb/tr...

AHOY THERE! LOOKS LIKE AN UPHILL CLIMB FOR THAT RED FUNNEL FERRY

AHOY THERE! JERSEY AND GUERNSEY - TWO ISLANDS DIVIDED BY A COMMON WATER, OH AND ALDERNEY TOO OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS, BUT NEVER TWICE LIKE THE POST MAN

AHOY THERE! BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU FERRY, DO NOT TARRY, THE PITFALLS ARE MANY, AND IT ALL COMES BACK ON YOU EVENT-UAL-LY (SORT OF RHYMES)

AHOY THERE!

AHOY THERE! ROUGH TIMES ON WOLF ISLAND FERRYS "Ontario's transportation ministry says its first choice for a replacement ferry to and from Wolfe Island that could carry both people and cars could not go into service due to safety concerns." THE CEEB WEIGHS IN: www.cbc.ca/news/cana...

AHOY THERE! AS USUAL? “As we’ve progressed in project development, we’ve found that the new system requires more extensive software development and hardware upgrades than anticipated,” said Justin Fujioka, brand and digital content manager for Washington State Ferries"

AHOY THERE! JERSEY AND GUERNSEY - TWO ISLANDS DIVIDED BY A COMMON WATER ...AGREE TO AGREE "Jersey has confirmed it will join a new pan-island working group aimed at improving inter-island ferry services across the Channel Islands and to France from 2026." FROM THE BEEB: www.bbc.com/news/art...

AHOY THERE! AND FROM WHAT WE CAN SEE FROM THE CAMS, HOLIDAY TERMINAL TRAFFIC IS SHAPING UP NICELY.

AHOY THERE! WE’VE JUST BEEN ISSUED THIS TEMPORARY DESIGNATION BY THE COAST GUARD.

AHOY THERE! SET SAIL WITH THE LATEST HOLIDAY EDITION OF THE MILDLY IMPORTANT FERRYS DISPATCH! FEATURES INCLUDE: BREMERTON GOTH GALS AND SANTACON, THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS ON THE FERRYS, TRYING TIMES TRAVEL TIPS, HOLIDAY GODZILLA SIGHTINGS, NATCH PROBLEM WATCH - NATCH AND A HIGH TIDE MORE!

AHOY THERE! WE’VE JUST BEEN ISSUED THIS TEMPORARY DESIGNATION BY THE COAST GUARD.

AHOY THERE! SHOUTING OUT TO YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE FERRYS! (NO, I’M USUALLY NOT SHOUTING; ALL THEY GIVE ME AROUND HERE TO TYPE MISSIVES IS A TYPE 23 TELETYPE MACHINE, AND IT ONLY HAS UPPER-CASE LETTERS, HENCE ALL CAPS! SO NOT SHOUTING, EXCEPT TO WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS! - POLLY)

AHOY THERE! THE BREMERTON GOTH GALS WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!

AHOY THERE! WE CONTINUE OUR FERRYS' HOLIDAY DRINK RECIPES FOR HOLIDAY CHEER. NEXT UP: A “KEEP SMILING,” WITH A SHOUT-OUT TO THE CHRISTMASES OF SEATTLE PAST FROM THIS VINTAGE BOB HALE CARTOON

AHOY THERE! MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE FERRYS!

AHOY THERE! MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE FERRYS!

AHOY THERE! A VINTAGE POSTCARD FROM THE ANNUAL LIGHTING OF THE CHRISTMAS FERRYS ON THE BON MARCHÉ

AHOY THERE! DECK THE TERMINAL!

AHOY THERE!

AHOY THERE! "Ferguson would raise the money through borrowing, with the sale of bonds backed by proceeds from a slew of new and increased taxes and fees lawmakers approved this year."

AHOY THERE! JUNIOR OFFICER VOLUNTEERS INSTALL THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS FERRYS INSTALLATION AT THE SEATTLE FREDERICK & NELSON DEPARTMENT STORE

AHOY THERE! ON A FERRY DECK SO MERRY AND BRIGHT, ORNAMENTS ARE HUNG OH SO JUST RIGHT. WITH BAUBLES AND LIGHTS, DEFYING THE SIGHTS, A CHRISTMAS TREE SAILS IN DELIGHT!

AHOY THERE! NOTE TO COMMITTEE: KEY IN THE PLAN SHOULD BE WHERE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM. "The state is in the early stages of crafting a new plan to guide decisions about Southeast Alaska transit for the next two decades."

AHOY THERE! BRING BACK THE WHITES FERRYS! THERE ONCE WAS A FERRY IN NEED, ​WHOSE RETURN WOULD BE WELCOME INDEED. ​FIVE YEARS IT HAS SAT, ​WHILE THEY BICKER AND CHAT, ​AS THE COMMUTERS JUST WISH IT WOULD PROCEED.