A perfect utility for the Washington State traveler, nextboat strives to make life easier one ferry ride at a time. Commuters and ferry enthusiasts alike can keep on top of the latest ferry-system status to make voyages as smooth and profound as Puget Sound on a windless day.

nextboat sports a homescreen widget and seven different views into the Washington State Ferry (WSF) system to accomplish a number of tasks:

* view ferry schedules based on favorite terminals and routes.
* receive notifications when your favorite routes are delayed.
* select favorite terminals or routes to reduce visual clutter.
* view ferry cameras and current sailing space for your favorite terminals.
* use the vesselwatch view for current vessel locations and status,
* use the vessels view to learn obscure historical and technical facts about the WSF fleet.
* use the alerts view for access to WSF tweets, alerts and bulletins
* use the WSF links view for convenient access points to the WSF web site.
* use the anchor view for in-app help and usage tips.

nextboat relies upon internet access to WSF servers to obtain up-to-date status information. We employ caching strategies to improve responsiveness and reliability, but capabilities are impaired when internet access is unavailable.