I’m doing a project for my architecture class in uni, my site is Vashon Island, more specifically Quartermaster Harbor. I want to know who is the target audience that travels to Quartermaster Harbor and if they get there by boat? Are boats the only way to get to the island? Is it a residential island? What do you do in the island? I’m from Vegas which is a desert so I’m not familiar with any of these sites.

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ignatzami t1_iw7uwvl wrote on November 13, 2022 at 5:12 PM

Vashon is an island, obviously. It’s accessible via WADOT Ferry, or private boat.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vashon,_Washington

People live on Vashon, and either work on island or commute to other islands or into Seattle. Beyond that I’ll defer to a more local source.

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Vashon, Washington

>Vashon is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. It covers an island alternately called Vashon Island or Vashon–Maury Island, the largest island in Puget Sound south of Admiralty Inlet. The population was 10,624 at the 2010 census and the size is 36. 9 square miles (95.

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23Z_Ichiban t1_iw7uzkt wrote on November 13, 2022 at 5:12 PM

Quartermaster harbor is mostly private residential waterfront housing. It has a couple of marinas. A few public beaches. People fish and recreational boat in the harbor. Without a car the main town of Vashon is not easily reached. The harbor is actually between two islands, Maury island and Vashon, that were connected with a land bridge.

Upstairs_Size4757 t1_iw7vvk3 wrote on November 13, 2022 at 5:18 PM

I don't know about q-master harbor,but I go there quite often to haul waste water on a state ferry boat. There year round residents some commute by ferry. All the groceries and supplies are trucked in on the ferry. There is also bus service via ferry,lots of cycle and bicycle commuters. Google maps has good coverage.

fkthisdmbtimew8ster t1_iw83tjh wrote on November 13, 2022 at 6:11 PM

Been out to quartermaster harbor a bit for work in the last few months, right across from the marina.

>I want to know who is the target audience that travels to Quartermaster Harbor and if they get there by boat?

No, generally everyone commutes by ferry. So technically yes on a boat but the WSDOT runs a ferry service to west Seattle and back that goes all day. Look up more details on the WSDOT website.

The 'targert audience' is mostly people who live on the island. On holidays it's a bit more touristy.

>Are boats the only way to get to the island?

Ferry. So you drive to the ferry, and then can drive down the length of vashon down south to quartermaster harbor.

>Is it a residential island?

Yes. Especially in quartermaster harbor area it's mostly populated by retirees who are living their best lives away from the hustle and bustle of the city but close enough to enjoy it's perks.

>What do you do in the island?

Anything you do anywhere else I guess. It's mildly touristy. Wineries, breweries, distilleries, parks, farms, art galleries, gift shops.

Or, y'know. Work if you're doing that.

Future_Huckleberry71 t1_iw88r3h wrote on November 13, 2022 at 6:42 PM

Swimming to Vashon is easiest (but not easy) from the West side on a good tide with an exposures suit. There is a grass air strip. One resident commuted by helicopter for a while. Everybody else uses a car/passenger ferry from north or south end of the island for a 15 minute ride. Quartermaster is the best secure anchorage and only developed marina. Lots of residences but little "suburban sprawl" or housing subdivisions making Vashon one of King County's nicest suburbs with easy availability to both downtown Seattle and Tacoma as well as South Kitsap County. Goggle displays the island and Puget Sound Metro Area well.