1B Hanke

Tourism Roundtable 
Port of Seattle 
July 22, 2014 

Commissioner Pete Hanke 
Port of Port Townsend Commission 
Owner, Puget Sound Express 


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Port Townsend & The Olympic Peninsula 
Passenger Ferry 
Whale Watching 
Bird Watching 
Specialty Charters (multi-day
excursions, holiday tours, etc) 


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Three Decades On The Water 
Founded in 1985 
1988: begin seasonal service to San
Juan Islands 
2003: added second tour, focused
on whale watching 
150,000 passengers since 1994 
20% of passengers from Seattle 
25% of passengers international 

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Annual Goal: To Serve 10,000 Passengers 
MV Glacier Spirit: 70 seats 
MV Red Head: 40 seats 
400 departures 
14 seasonal employees 


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Maritime Tourism in Port Townsend 
Number of tourists visiting Port
Townsend 
Number of transient boats
visiting marinas 
Fort Worden Public
Development Authority 
Northwest Maritime Center 

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Seattle  Port Townsend Passenger Ferry 
Goal: 18,000 tourists from
Seattle 
Public/Private partnership 
Capital vs. operating 


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