Atoning for the Albatrosses

by Geoff. Uttmark

Creating an infrastructure isn’t easy, even in an environment as fluid as water. It is expensive, tedious and high risk. In light of what now seems obvious about what works and doesn’t to stimulate and sustain the renaissance of privately operated ferry services in the US, some of the early false steps can claim more than their share of sardonic humor. It’s as if this embryonic industry managed to shoot down every albatross that flew its way. The course, of course, was eventually discovered and diligently followed. But before we climb the mast to see what’s over the horizon, a look astern can provide some appreciation of what has been achieved, and what might be, someday. We learn from our own mistakes; we laugh from those of others. And there have been plenty. A sampling:

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