HEADING OUT TO SEA – It is complicated. Thursday, Feb. 17, the 100 foot ferry built at Mavrik Marine for California’s Water Emergency Transportation Authority went into the Swinomish Channel on a barge for a trip to Dakota Creek Industries in Anacortes, where it was launched. The MV Dorado came back to La Conner under its own power. Following testing to ensure all systems are a go, it will sail on its own down to San Francisco in March. – Photo by Ken Stern