The M/V Mendocino is a passenger-only fast ferry operated by Golden Gate Ferries. The vessel is named after Mendocino County, one of the member counties of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. The Mendocino was designed by In-Cat and built by Nichols Bros. It was the second catamaran placed into service by Golden Gate Ferry. On July 20, 2001, on its way to Larkspur from the shipbuilder in Washington, Golden Gate Ferry's second high-speed catamaran, M.V. Mendocino, made a stop to be christened in her home county at Noyo Harbor near Fort Bragg. On September 10, 2001, the M.V. Mendocino was placed into service between Larkspur and San Francisco.