Tie Ups

[Ian]

I'm not sure if there is another thread on this, sorry if there is.

At Tsawassen at night, what vessels tie up. To my knowledge it is . . .

Berth 5 - SOBC
Berth 4 - QofVancouver
Berth 3 - QofAlberni

and thats it.

Also what about Swartz

Berth 1 - SOVI
Berth 2 - QofSaanich
Berth 3 - Queen of Cumberland
Berth 4 - Mayne Queen

[Low Light Mike]

A good topic to revive, Captain Pickard.

re Swartz Bay, don't the Mayne & Cumberland use 4 & 5 or 5 & 4.

I'm just assuming that they take the berths at the end of the row....or at least that's where they spend their mid-day breaks.

[Ian]

For mayne and cumberland, yeah they probably take the furthest over.

[Ferryman]

Horseshoe Bay

Berth 1 - Queen of Capilano
Berth 2- Queen of Oak Bay

Departure Bay

Berth 1 - Coastal
Berth 2 - Coastal Renaissance
Berth 3 - Queen of Cowichan

Langdale

Berth 1 - Queen of Surrey
Berth 2 - Queen of Coquitlam

[Nick]

At SWB, Mayne usually takes berth 5, Cumberland takes 4. Saanich takes 2, and SOVI takes 1. Berth 3 is usually left empty.

[Kahloke]

I take it the Queen of Nanaimo ties up at Long Harbour then?

[DENelson83]

That's right. That's her home port.

I imagine when the CC goes into service, she'll tie up at SWB berth 2 each night.

[Kahloke]

Here's a tie-up schedule a lot of you may not know: the ferries of the San Juans. OK, I know this is a BC Ferries thread, but since it's the topic of tie-ups, I'm throwing it into the ring.

Summer schedule tie-up at Anacortes:
I'm not sure if this order is correct - I'm just guessing. Barnacle and/or Evergreenfleet will know for sure. this is my best guess based on what time the ferries end their day, and which ferries are first up in the morning

Slip 1: Hyak (last one done - ends at 12:00am tu,we,th,fr - ends at 3:25am sa,su,mo)
Slip 2: Elwha (1st one done for the day - ends at 7:50pm)
Tie-up Slip 1: Kaleetan (2nd one done for the day - ends at 9:05pm)
Tie-up Slip 2: Chelan (3rd one finished - ends at 11:20pm)

Friday Harbor tie-ups:
Tie-up Slip: Evergreen State

Now, the ferries will change at the end of July when Yakima comes back, and Kaleetan gets sent back down sound, but this is how it is now. Barnacle and Evergreenfleet, feel free to change the slip order at Anacortes since you know better than I do how these boats really tie up.

For the rest of the year, when there are only 4 ferries serving the islands, the tie-up schedule is different. The #1 (international), and #4 (inter-island) vessels tie-up in Friday Harbor. The #2 & #3 boats tie-up in Anacortes.

[hwy19man]

Jul 7, 2008 6:08:59 GMT -8 DENelson83 said:

That's right. That's her home port.

I imagine when the CC goes into service, she'll tie up at SWB berth 2 each night.

You are probably correct about berth 2 for the CC, but I was told by someone I know who works on the SOVI that it could be berth 3.

This tie up is obvious at Duke Point, the Coastal Inspiration docks in berth 1 for the night. ;D

[Mill Bay]

Jul 6, 2008 21:50:25 GMT -8 Nick said:

At SWB, Mayne usually takes berth 5, Cumberland takes 4. Saanich takes 2, and SOVI takes 1. Berth 3 is usually left empty.

There's an article on the Cumberland about one time when the crew of the Cumberland had to help a passenger out and pay for them to stay at a B&B overnight on one of the islands because the Cumberland and Mayne Queen switched berths and the passenger walked onto the wrong ferry.

[johnnytindale]

Jul 8, 2008 0:49:06 GMT -8 hwy19man said:

Jul 7, 2008 6:08:59 GMT -8 DENelson83 said:

That's right. That's her home port.

I imagine when the CC goes into service, she'll tie up at SWB berth 2 each night.

You are probably correct about berth 2 for the CC, but I was told by someone I know who works on the SOVI that it could be berth 3.

If this is true, then what was the point of constructing the new "floating dock" for berth 2?? Or would it continue to dock there and just tie up in Berth 3?

[Mike C]

Tie-Update at Tsawwassen this evening...
MV Bowen Queen: Berth 1

[Ian]

Berth 2 at swartz is for the CC no doubt.

Does anyone have a pic with ever berth filled at tsw.

[Barnacle]

[sort-of-ot]

Jul 7, 2008 18:42:33 GMT -8 Kahloke said:

Here's a tie-up schedule a lot of you may not know: the ferries of the San Juans. OK, I know this is a BC Ferries thread, but since it's the topic of tie-ups, I'm throwing it into the ring.

Summer schedule tie-up at Anacortes:
I'm not sure if this order is correct - I'm just guessing. Barnacle and/or Evergreenfleet will know for sure. this is my best guess based on what time the ferries end their day, and which ferries are first up in the morning

Slip 1: Hyak (last one done - ends at 12:00am tu,we,th,fr - ends at 3:25am sa,su,mo)
Slip 2: Elwha (1st one done for the day - ends at 7:50pm)
Tie-up Slip 1: Kaleetan (2nd one done for the day - ends at 9:05pm)
Tie-up Slip 2: Chelan (3rd one finished - ends at 11:20pm)

Friday Harbor tie-ups:
Tie-up Slip: Evergreen State

Now, the ferries will change at the end of July when Yakima comes back, and Kaleetan gets sent back down sound, but this is how it is now. Barnacle and Evergreenfleet, feel free to change the slip order at Anacortes since you know better than I do how these boats really tie up.

For the rest of the year, when there are only 4 ferries serving the islands, the tie-up schedule is different. The #1 (international), and #4 (inter-island) vessels tie-up in Friday Harbor. The #2 & #3 boats tie-up in Anacortes.

There's a bit of flex to slips 1 and 2--there's a bend in the approach to slip 2 which makes getting a fuel truck aboard just about impossible--and the tie-up slips are actually #3 and #4, but that's correct otherwise.
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[chinook2]

re Swartz Bay: Berth 3 is normally left open for the Skeena to come and go. If the Saanich is tied up she is in Berth 2. As she is a double ender she has no big problem making the approach.

Getting a V into 3 is a little harder, since it is boxed in by Berths 2 and 4 can't just swing in alongside and nudge her in; a much longer approach from out in the channel is needed. Watched the Saanich back in last year at the end of a 10pm sailing from TSA, and it took them about 15 -20 minutes to inch her in.

Berth 3 was originally Berth 2, before the current 2 was built for the QofA in 1976. It was the primary Berth until that time, after 2 was built Berth 1 took over that duty.

When there were only four berths the summer tie-ups would look something like this:
current berth #s in brackets

Berth 1 and 2(3): QofVictoria, Q of Saanich
Berth 3(4): Queen of Sidney (for route 1a)
Berth 4(5): Mayne Queen (or Pender Queen/Saltspring Queen) -- either the primary or
secondary vessel may have home ported on one of the islands; MDS vessel would
have to have tied up at Fulford.

[Mill Bay]

Jul 16, 2008 13:41:00 GMT -8 chinook2 said:

re Swartz Bay: Berth 3 is normally left open for the Skeena to come and go. If the Saanich is tied up she is in Berth 2. As she is a double ender she has no big problem making the approach.

I'm assuming you mean it's the Skeena that has no problem with berth 3 because she's a double ender.

The Saanich may have her issues, but I tihnk she still knows her bow from her stern, but that does make sense why it would be difficult for a single ended ship to back into berth 3.

[Ferryman]

It's harder to back into berth 3, because both sides of the berth are lined with wing walls. Meanwhile Berths 2 and 1 have one side lined with wingwalls, therefore making the approach easier because it doesnt have to back in from out in the middle of the channel.