April 1, 2023

Following an unprecedented string of mechanical mishaps and failures, Skagit County has chosen to re-power the M/V Guemes with a newly discovered energy source: cloned Row Bots.

Deck space will be reduced but with programmed Bots replacing all humans, delays such as those pesky crew breaks, lunches and refueling and mechanical maintenance will be eliminated The renamed R/V Guemoid will be able to run continuously starting April 1.

Sketch by Kit Marcinko

First published in The Evening Star, April 1, 2005