Koastal Karl
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jul 14, 2008 15:46:49 GMT -8
What a perfect spot to do the first post as I had a question about the cruise ships.
Does anyone know what time most cruise ships pass Campbell River??? I know the northbound cruise ships leaving Canada Place usually leave anywhere between 4:30pm and 6pm.
Southbound cruise ships arriving at Canada Place Sunday morning should pass Campbell River around say 11pm or earlier Saturday nights??
If I remember from the last time I stayed in Campbell River I saw like 5 cruise ships in like 20 mins time from my hotel room around 11pm. I will be staying in Campbell River on Saturday night for this sailpass trip so I was just curious to know what time the cruise ships would be passing!
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Nick
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Post by Nick on Jul 14, 2008 15:58:35 GMT -8
On my circlepac last month I watched three go up the coast from my campsite in Comox. I would estimate that it was around 10:00 or so, since it was just getting to be dark.
11 at Campbell River seems about right then.
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Post by Canucks on Jul 14, 2008 16:01:46 GMT -8
I was in Campbell River in May and the Alaska bound cruise ships went by the start of Quadra Island between about 9:00 and 10:00. The Vancouver bound cruise ships are a little more complicated though. I saw one pass another at about 9:30 and then a few a little later, but I didn't stay and watch after 10:00 but I would imagine it might depend on tides too.
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Post by Mike C on Jul 14, 2008 16:06:23 GMT -8
Cruiseships pass all the time in front of our place in Comox. Usually between 10 pm and 1 am.
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CFG
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Post by CFG on Jul 14, 2008 21:19:25 GMT -8
It depends on the currents around the area that once was home to ripple rock. I think it is known as Discovery Passage? (just north of Campbell River). The large ships need to go through at near slack tide. That explains why you could see many in a short period of time.
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Post by Canucks on Jul 14, 2008 22:08:06 GMT -8
Yes, it is called Discovery Passage and even in slack tides ships have to be careful. I went out on a tour of it during a pretty calm period and there were whirlpools, and random rapids that would pull the boat.
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Post by Ian on Jul 22, 2008 20:29:14 GMT -8
On my trip in 2004 aboard Serenade of the Seas we passed northbound around 12am and southbound around 9pm.
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Post by Scott on Jul 22, 2008 21:07:48 GMT -8
Yeah, like a few have mentioned, it's got a lot to do with the slack tides. One evening I watched 4 of them come southbound down the Discovery Passage at the Ripple Rock viewpoint and you could tell, even at slack tide, they were being pushed around by the currents... pretty impressive considering how large the ships are.
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Neil
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Post by Neil on Jul 23, 2008 20:22:47 GMT -8
Some ships do sail southbound, but the majority sail directly south offshore from the west coast of The Island. They arrive off Victoria to receive their Pilot around midnight, and arrive back in Vancouver around 5 to 7 am on a Saturday for the next sail north on Sunday. That surprises me. Why would they want to take the long route around the south end of Vancouver Island? I know I've seen a lot of ships heading south from our vantage point on Hornby; northbound late in the evening, southbound around midnight, generally going quite slow to arrive in Vancouver around six. |
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Post by Scott on Jul 23, 2008 21:16:20 GMT -8
Not a great quality pic, but this one shows 4 ships southbound in 2003 from the Ripple Rock lookout:  |
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