Why is Keystone Harbor the most challenging location in the ferry system?
Excerpt from 2005 Keystone Harbor Study: Keystone Harbor has several features that make it difficult to navigate a ferry into the existing terminal. Strong cross currents frequently make it hard or impossible to enter the harbor’s narrow entrance, especially during higher velocity currents at ebb tide. A recreational boat launch is also located within the small harbor, and a public dive park is near the mouth of the harbor, adding to safety concerns for WSF vessel captains. When operating in high southeast winds, WSF masters have a difficult time staying within the very narrow entrance channel and risk grounding on the western shore of the harbor. Excerpts from 2007 Port Townsend/Keystone Vessel Planning Study (pdf 1 MB): Due to tidal and weather conditions that severely affect entrance to the Keystone Harbor, the Port Townsend-Keystone Route has the most trip cancellations in the entire ferry system. Getting into and out of Keystone Harbor can be very challenging with the existing ves
