From then on, mail and passengers crossed the strait throughout the winter with some regularity, although “there was rarely a line - up of passengers eager to take their chances on the iceboats, ” says the book Lifeline ​ — The Story of the Atlantic Ferries and Coastal Boats.
Sellest ajast alates hakati reisijaid ja posti kogu talve kestel küllaltki regulaarselt üle lahe vedama, ehk küll „jääpurjekatel riskantset reisi ette võtta söandavate sõitjate järjekorda tuli ette haruharva ”, nagu seda kirjutab raamat„ Lifeline – The Story of the Atlantic Ferries and Coastal Boats ”.