Marc G. Bissonnette and Lillian I. Cone - Page 7

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          States Navy in 2003, petitioner captained its replacement, the              
          Lewis and Clark.  The Lewis and Clark was smaller and slower than           
          the Clipper III.  As a result, the company altered the peak-                
          season schedule to limit the voyages to Friday Harbor and                   
          discontinued the Friday Harbor to Victoria leg of the voyage for            
          the entire season.  Occasionally, petitioner captained another              
          ferryboat because of a shift trade with another captain or to               
          cover for an ill captain.5                                                  
               The ferryboats petitioner captained during the peak-seasons            
          for the years at issue generally followed the schedules below:              
          Departure/arrival           2001           2002          2003               
          Depart Seattle1          7:30 a.m.      7:45 a.m.      7:45 a.m.            
          Arrive Friday Harbor     10:30 a.m.     11:15 a.m.    11:15 a.m.            
          Depart Friday Harbor     11:00 a.m.     11:45 a.m.        ---               
          Arrive Victoria          12:45 p.m.     1:30 p.m.      ---                  
          Depart Victoria          1:45 p.m.      2:00 p.m.        ---                
          Arrive Friday Harbor     3:30 p.m.      3:45 p.m.      ---                  
          Depart Friday Harbor     4:00 p.m.      4:15 p.m.      4:30 p.m.            
          Arrive Seattle2          7:00 p.m.      7:15 p.m.      7:15 p.m.            
               1 Passengers generally start boarding 45 minutes to an hour            
          before departure.                                                           
               2 As stated above, the Seattle arrival time could be later             
          because of unpredictable circumstances.                                     
               In 2001 and 2002, the Clipper III had a 30-minute-to-1-hour            
          layover in Victoria and Friday Harbor.  In 2003, the Lewis and              
          Clark voyages had a layover in Friday Harbor that lasted over 5             
          hours.  During all layovers neither petitioner nor the crew were            

               5 For purposes of this Opinion peak travel season voyages              
          are only the voyages performed with the Clipper III and the Lewis           
          and Clark.                                                                  




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