Blue Heron Boat Livery Port Townsend, WA
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Departures board · Port Townsend dock

Departures from Port Townsend

Blue Heron Boat Livery runs harbour cruises, half-day sails, full-day cruisers and sunset slots from the Port Townsend dock. Next departure from the dock — pick your slot.

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Departure Run From Status
08:00 2-Hour Harbour CruiseMorning water, Point Hudson to the mill from $180 Open
10:30 Half-Day SailUnder sail on Admiralty Inlet from $325 Open
13:00 Full-Day CruiserLong run out, back before dark from $550 Taken
15:30 2-Hour Harbour CruiseAfternoon harbour loop from $180 Open
19:40 Sunset SlotEvening departure, last light on the strait from $210 Open
Dock line — call for same-day slots (555) 014-2290
Ticket window Live availability

Pick a date to see open slots. We confirm your boat, dock time and party size by phone after you book. Same-day bookings are best made on the dock line.

How it works

Four stops to cast off

Booking a boat here works like catching a sailing: choose a departure, confirm it, meet at the dock, and go. No berth paperwork, no waiting room.

Small cruiser and sailboat tied at a weathered harbour dock in early light
Boats made ready at the dock before the first departure of the day.
01

Choose a departure

Read the board and pick your run and time. Open slots show the departure time and the from-price.

02

Confirm

Send the booking through. We come back on your boat, dock time and party size.

03

Briefing at the dock

Meet at the Port Townsend dock ahead of your slot. Safety brief, chart talk, life jackets, then aboard.

04

Cast off

Lines off, engine on. Harbour cruise, half-day sail, full-day cruiser or the sunset run.

Rates

Tickets by the run

Five ways out of the harbour. Every rate is a departure from the Port Townsend dock — pick the one that fits your day.

Coiled dock lines and a brass cleat on the deck of a small boat
Gear aboard before the lines come off.
2-Hour Harbour Cruise
Two hours on the water
From
$180
Departs Port Townsend
Half-Day Sail
Half day under sail
From
$325
Departs Port Townsend
Sunset Slot
Evening departure
From
$210
Departs Port Townsend
Full-Day Cruiser
Full day on the sound
From
$550
Departs Port Townsend
Multi-Day Rental
Per day, extended cruising
From
$495/day
Departs Port Townsend

Rates shown are sample from-prices for the listed runs. Tell us your party size and date at the ticket window and we'll confirm the departure.

Service area

Port Townsend and the whole peninsula

Boats leave from the Port Townsend dock and run the harbour and the strait beyond it. Renters come out from the towns along the way and from across the Olympic Peninsula.

  • Port Townsend
  • Chimacum
  • Port Hadlock
  • Jefferson County
  • Olympic Peninsula
Moored sailboats along the Port Townsend waterfront seen from the water
The harbour the boats run out of, looking across the strait.
Small sailboat under sail on a wide inlet at sunset

Tickets

Pick your departure

Open slots go first on calm evenings. Book a time here, or call the dock line and we'll read you the board.

Book a time (555) 014-2290