Friends of the Fast Ferry

05/23/2026

Don’t miss this free, interesting panel presentation on “Kitsap Ferries: Past, Present & Future” Sunday at 3pm at the back of Gathered, 702 Bay St.. Moderated by journalist and historian Josh Farley, we are welcoming Greg Nance, 23rd District Representative; Katie Walters, County Commissioner; Carla Sawyer, Marne Transportation Consultant; Ed Brown, Lead Docent of Virginia V Foundation and Steve Sego, Friends of Fast Ferry Founder to the panel! Following the presentation will be a brief Mosquito Fleet Trivia Contest!

05/23/2026

A celebration of our rich marine transportation history and the progress made to restore our Foot Ferries in the West Sound. Should be an excellent panel discussion Sunday featuring Rep. Greg Nance, Commissioner Katie Walters and Virginia V docent Ed Brown - moderated by Josh Farley.

The Mosquito Fleet Festival is happening this weekend in Port Orchard and ✨VIRGINIA V✨ is ready for an amazing few days on the waterfront! 🚢⚓️

Tonight (Friday, May 22) — join us dockside for a DRYFT concert aboard the ship 🎶
Tomorrow (Saturday, May 23) — come aboard for our Happy Hour Cruise 🍻🌅
Sunday, May 24 — Harbor Cruises at 12 PM & 2 PM 🌊

Come explore the last operating steamship of her kind, enjoy live music, and spend the weekend on the water with us at the festival. Get your tickets now on our website before they’re gone! ⚓️

https://virginiav.org/calendar/

04/29/2026

Thoughts? We firmly believe that our Passenger-only-Ferries are a critical piece needed to fix our failing WSDOT/WSF system. We could get by with fewer sailings on WSF from Kitsap if our FF system was substantially expanded. Some of this discussion is about political tactics and tensions, but the heart of the issue is the primary question: Can we direct our tax dollars from a struggling system to our own system that could provide reliable - and enhanced service?

The crux of the quarrel: Whether to focus solely on revitalizing car-carrying jumbo boats or mix it up with nimbler passenger-only vessels.

04/24/2026

Saturday Fast Ferry sailings are back starting May 2nd!

Saturday sailings are BACK for the summer! Kitsap Transit will start operating our summer schedules on all fast ferry routes (plus the Port Orchard Ferry and connecting bus service) starting on Saturday, May 2.

Details: https://bit.ly/4sIMP6T