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Board · Route 24 · Minor · Gulf Islands
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Heriot Bay – Whaletown (Cortes)

Reliability DPunctuality Cworsening
97.1%
sailings completed
reliability D · 2.9% cancelled (weather)
82.6%
on-time
punctuality C · within 10 min of schedule
D
overall grade (FY2025)
weakest link — worse of the two

Total cancellations: 132 in FY2025 vs 79 the year before — trend is worsening.

How this route compares

On-time82.6%
system average 84%
Cancelled2.9%
system average 1.4% · scale 0–8%
Left vehicles behind20.2%
system average 15.5% · scale 0–60%
What the cancellations were10% mechanical
mechanical (maintenance) · weather / crew / other

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Documented incidents on this route

None documented yet.

Recent live delays captured

None captured recently on this route. See the live board →

Sources