F
Swartz Bay – Southern Gulf Islands
Reliability CPunctuality Fworsening
98.9%
sailings completed
reliability C · 1.1% cancelled (mixed)
67.4%
on-time
punctuality F · within 10 min of schedule
F
overall grade (FY2025)
weakest link — worse of the two
Total cancellations: 130 in FY2025 vs 103 the year before — trend is worsening.
How this route compares
On-time67.4%
system average 84%
Cancelled1.1%
system average 1.4% · scale 0–8%
Left vehicles behind8.8%
system average 15.5% · scale 0–60%
What the cancellations were18% mechanical
■ mechanical (maintenance) · ■ weather / crew / other
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Recent live delays captured
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