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Post by Ferryman on Dec 5, 2008 17:55:24 GMT -8
I found a neat little website from a Hornby Island resident. He has a link to a song he wrote about Albert J. Savoie - the man, not the ferry. Although Albert J. Savoie himself had a huge role in running a ferry service to Hornby Island, there's a few references to the Ferries in the song. Click on the photo of the SS Loraine on the right side of the page and have a listen. www.workinglives.ca/ferries/song-albert-j-savoie.html
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 5, 2008 18:11:27 GMT -8
I found a neat little website from a Hornby Island resident. He has a link to a song he wrote about Albert J. Savoie - the man, not the ferry. Wow, what a gem to find. Thanks Chris. I just listened at got a bit teary-eyed at the beauty of a song recognizing a way-of-life and a life-lived that I really admire. What an honour it would have been for Mr. Savoie to ride to/from Hornby in his late years, on a ship that bore his name.
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Post by Neil on Dec 5, 2008 19:49:43 GMT -8
If anyone's interested, there's more on the Savoies in a lengthy post I did last year in the 'How is a ferry route started' thread in that forum backwater, the "Impact of Ferries' sub board.
Small correction, Chris- it's the 'Lorraine S', not 'SS Loraine'.
Hornby and the Savoies have the distinction of having the only 'home built' car ferries ever in BC.
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Post by Mill Bay on Dec 5, 2008 20:26:48 GMT -8
That's a great find Chris... I've happened across the website before, but I'm not sure if I posted it. It's very well set up, even including a glossary for those not so familiar with the 'nautical' terms used in the song.
Notice, also, the links to other categories of working lives from BC's past, including mining, saw milling and railroad construction. It almost gives a tangible connection to this early history and, dare I say, much simpler way of life.
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Post by Ferryman on Dec 6, 2008 19:38:39 GMT -8
Tonight, I'd like to pass on some recent photos of the AJ in disguise as the RJ Breadner. They were taken by excapg2, who was working on her as the skipper this past summer. The first three were taken at Mountain Marine in Sechelt Inlet The next three at the BC Hydro bulkhead at Clowhom at the head of Salmon Inlet. The next three are in Pender Harbour pumping cement for someone's house. This one is at Porpois bay offloading via a 120 foot ramp barge. These two are pushing the loaded barge up Sechelt inlet bound for Narrows inlet. Finally, these last two are at the Interfor bulkhead at Clowhom. There ya go! Direct all comments and questions towards the photographer, excapg2. Cheers.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2008 20:56:58 GMT -8
Thanks, Ferryman. After I learn to drive a boat, I want to learn how to drive a computer! For a 48 year old vessel the RJ is in pretty good shape and doing well in her new career as a cargo vessel.
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Post by Mill Bay on Dec 6, 2008 23:44:59 GMT -8
I love those photos... it's great to see visual images of operations of a vessel actually at work on the coast that we don't always see everyday. I'd love to see so many more pictures, but I'd also just like to here some of you're experiences, as well. I'm sure you must run into a lot of tricky situations that need some jury-rigging to resolve, and you must meet some pretty quirky people, as well, who probably have very distinct characters.
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Post by Retrovision on Dec 7, 2008 12:11:43 GMT -8
Great push-barge setup there
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2008 20:00:26 GMT -8
Generally, we ran only the RJ but we sometimes had to use the barge to load and offload in Sechelt due to tides. Only when we had a load that was too much for our capacity would we take the barge on a trip. Most of the trips that I did were to Salmon Inlet ( Clowhom ) The RJ is a handy boat but the hull isn't too good for going up against the beach and the ramp is a little short . Because of her size it's easy to go alongside fish farms or into tight places like the island in Pender Harbour. No worries about maintaining a schedule, mostly watching weather and meeting tides ( especially in the Skookumchuck ) .
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2009 13:49:46 GMT -8
Here's a picture of a "real" freight ferry. The RJ Breadner ( ex Albert J Savoie ) waiting to load at Clowhom ... Salmon Inlet. The second picture is the RJ pushing a 120' barge up Sechelt Inlet.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 14, 2009 8:58:20 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 14, 2009 9:02:39 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 14, 2009 9:03:44 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 14, 2009 9:11:16 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 27, 2009 19:59:51 GMT -8
I visited the R.J.Breadner site on Porpoise Bay Rd. in Sechelt, on a foggy Boxing Day 2009. The site was easy to find, and I managed to walk up to the end of the dock, to get good "along-side" views. Later, I wanted to get photo views from across the bay at the Porpoise Bay marina (float plan base), but it was way too foggy. Most of my standard-size pictures are very similar to Neil's from reply-#47 in this thread. But my day was foggier. So here are my wide-angle shots: The location scene: From the wharf, showing her bow-ramp: Pano-stitches from right beside her:
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 14, 2010 21:54:31 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2010 18:52:28 GMT -8
Here are a couple of pictures of the RJ Breadner at the new Darrell Bay ferry terminal on May 6/7 2010. The bow ramp and big loader tire were removed for this job before we left. We ran her from Sechelt to Darrell Bay on Thursday, did movie filming on Friday, and were back in Sechelt Saturday. ( The Big Year. ) Around 165 nautical miles and two trips through the Skookumchuck!
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 8, 2010 19:10:15 GMT -8
did movie filming on Friday, and were back in Sechelt Saturday. ( The Big Year. ) "The Big Year" is filming in Tofino later this month, including a scene inside the Schooner restaurant. Jack Black, Steve Martin, Owen Wilson.
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Post by Mill Bay on May 10, 2010 9:12:07 GMT -8
Well, the new berth in Darrell Bay looks pretty snazzy. The RJ still looks like a nice, trim little ferry, too. I just wonder how many people will seriously believe that that's supposed to be Anacortes? Maybe anyone who lives outside the west coast region can at least be fooled by it.
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Post by Balfour on May 10, 2010 19:40:50 GMT -8
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Post by FNS on May 10, 2010 21:05:43 GMT -8
Thanks for these photo captures! They must be using a surplus WSF sign for the terminal. Can't wait to see this film and to see how the natives here react in seeing a different Anacortes terminal they are used to seeing. A smaller dock, bigger and more beautiful mountains than what we see here, and a genuine Canadian ferry.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2010 21:47:19 GMT -8
It's all ok, we were flying an American Flag during the filming.
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Post by DENelson83 on Jun 30, 2010 22:58:19 GMT -8
Was the R.J. Breadner playing the Hiyu?
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Post by lmtengs on May 12, 2011 19:56:33 GMT -8
The life of our good friend RJ Breadner is once again in limbo. She's listed for sale on Harlow Marine. www.harlowmarine.com/index.php?action=view_piece&id=936&pictureid=5413&trail=1:1:57:936:3As motivation to click, there are wheelhouse and engine room pics! But yea, if anybody wants to give up their house for a life on the water, she's going for $375 000. I'm not sure how much interest she could get these days, as she's officially 50 years old and small ferries seem to be in surplus lately around here.
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