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San Francisco PIER 39 San Francisco BLUE & GOLD FLEET BUSINESS PROFILE Blue & Gold Fleet is the Bay Area's largest provider of ferry and water excursion services. The Company is affiliated with PIER 39, a two-level, open-air festival marketplace, which hosts 110 specialty retail shops, 14 bay view restaurants, a 300-berth marina and numerous fun-filled attractions. In 1979, Blue & Gold Fleet began serving the San Francisco Bay with three passenger vessels providing pleasure cruises from PIER 39's West Marina. Blue & Gold Fleet's excursion service expanded in 1991 to include the Alameda/Oakland commuter ferry service to San Francisco under contract with the City of Alameda and the Port of Oakland. In 1994, it also acquired the commuter ferry service between San Francisco and Vallejo under an exclusive contract with the City of Vallejo. In 1997, Blue & Gold Fleet acquired the majority of the assets of Crowley Maritime’s Red & White Fleet. Blue & Gold Fleet is now the largest ferry and land tour transportation provider serving San Francisco Bay’s commuters, residents and visitors. For more information, visit blueandgoldfleet.com. Blue & Gold Fleet Quick Facts: • Transports approximately 2.75 million passengers annually. • Provides a variety of group & sightseeing tours, some combining motorcoach and ferry excursions. Tickets for all services can be purchased from the company’s box office at PIER 39 here on the website (www.blueandgoldfleet.com). Recorded tour information is also available by calling 415.773.1188. • Provides private cruises & charters and unique customized group tour packages on any of its vessels, to any of its destinations. Perfect for corporate events, weddings and private entertaining. Charter information, reservations and custom tour services are available by calling 415.705.8203. • Operates nineteen vessels, eight of which it owns. The remaining are owned by the Water Emergency Transit Authority and are operated by Blue & Gold Fleet on the Vallejo, Oakland/Alameda, Harbor Bay and South San Francisco ferry services. • Operates the Tiburon ferry, the only unsubsidized commuter ferry service on the Bay. • Owns and operates RocketBoat, the ultimate thrill ride on San Francisco Bay. Tickets and information are available at rocketboatsf.com. • ISO 14001 certified for environmental management. • ISO 9001:2008 certified for customer service quality. The company’s maintenance and operating procedures have been certified by the American Bureau of Shipping to be in conformance with the International Safety Management Code. • Has offices located at Pier 41 Marine Terminal, San Francisco, CA 94133. 03.15 PIER 39 San Francisco BLUE & GOLD FLEET BUSINESS PROFILE Operating Mailing Address: Phone: 415.705.8200 Headquarters Pier 41 Marine Terminal Fax: 415.705.5429 San Francisco, CA 94133 Website: blueandgoldfleet.com Ownership Blue & Gold Fleet is a Delaware limited partnership and is managed by Moor + South/PIER Management Co., LP. Scope of Blue & Gold Fleet is a passenger vessel company and tour excursion Operations operator providing vessel transportation and land tours to San Francisco Bay Area commuters and visitors. Revenues As a privately owned company, Blue & Gold Fleet does not disclose detailed financial results. Management Carolyn Horgan | President Patrick Murphy | Director of Operations Kent McGrath | Director or Engineering Peter Belden | Operations Manager, Vallejo Employees Blue & Gold Fleet has around 250 – 350 employees, depending on season. Annual Passenger Blue & Gold Fleet has an average of 2.5 million annual passengers. Count Founded Blue & Gold Fleet was founded on May 27, 1979. Fleet / Capacities (Passengers) Capacity Capacity Vessel Vessel (Passengers) (Passengers) Bay Monarch 788 Encinal 388 Royal Star 650 Zelinsky 400 Harbor Emperor 500 Peralta 325 Old Blue 400 Bay Breeze 250 Oski 400 M/V Vallejo 300* Golden Bear 400 Intintoli 300* RocketBoat 135 Mare Island 300* Express II 122 Solano 300* Taurus 199* Gemini 149* Scorpio 199* Taurus 149* *High-speed catamarans. 03.15 PIER 39 San Francisco BLUE & GOLD FLEET BUSINESS PROFILE Land Tour San Francisco City Tour Destinations San Francisco Hop-on Hop-off (by contracted Monterey/Carmel bus company) Muir Woods Yosemite Napa/Sonoma Peak Season Information Peak Summer Annual Miles Length Weekday Weekend Schedule Vessel PAX (one way) (one way) Sailings Sailings Service (one way) San Francisco Oski, Golden 10 miles 450,000 60 min. 13 17 Bay Cruise Bear, Old Blue, (round Adventure Harbor Emperor trip) RocketBoat Bay Rocket 5 miles 75,000 30 min. 7 7 Ferry Service: Encinal, Peralta, 8 miles 450,000 25 min. 13 9 SF – Alameda/ Gemini, Taurus Oakland Ferry Service: Oski, Golden 8 miles 35,000 30 min. Depends Alameda/ Bear, Old Blue, on Oakland AT&T Harbor Emperor schedule Ballpark Ferry Service: Mare Island, 26 miles 800,000 55 min. 12 7 SF – Vallejo Intintoli, Solano Ferry Service: Bay Breeze, Taurus 8 miles 225,000 25 min. 7 SF – Harbor Bay Ferry Service: Pisces, Gemini 15 miles 112,500 45 min. 7 South SF – Oakland Ferry Service: Zelinsky, Royal Star 5 miles 250,000 20 min. 7 SF – Sausalito Ferry Service: Zelinsky, Gemini, 5 miles 275,000 20 min. 8 SF – Tiburon Bay Monarch Ferry Service: Zelinsky, Bay 5 miles 100,000 20 min. 2 SF – Angel Monarch Island TOTAL 2,772,500 03.15 .
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