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Post by westernflyer on Nov 16, 2015 12:51:15 GMT -8
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Nov 16, 2015 13:50:33 GMT -8
Its the typical NW November. Wind, rain, the occasional snow. It will pass, the Pacific Northwesterners get used to it.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 16, 2015 18:30:07 GMT -8
Its the typical NW November. Wind, rain, the occasional snow. It will pass, the Pacific Northwesterners get used to it. The BC Southwesterners are used to it too.
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 16, 2015 19:06:45 GMT -8
Its the typical NW November. Wind, rain, the occasional snow. It will pass, the Pacific Northwesterners get used to it. The BC Southwesterners are used to it too. So too the BC Pacific Northwesterners .... & the Alaskan Southeasterners (aka Panhandlers)!
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Post by yak on Nov 16, 2015 20:57:01 GMT -8
Meanwhile on Route 9 with two sailings cancelled and an aborted landing in Tsawwassen due to wind the Queen of Burnaby isn't having much luck the last few days either.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2015 21:14:52 GMT -8
Meanwhile on Route 9 with two sailings cancelled and an aborted landing in Tsawwassen due to wind the Queen of Burnaby isn't having much luck the last few days either. Yet the website says she left on time this morning...
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Post by Neil on Nov 16, 2015 21:39:28 GMT -8
Thank you, Mr Horn, for pointing out that the term 'pacific northwest' is an American designation... unless we're talking a few hundred ks to the north, where Jim is. And even there, don't they just call it the north coast?
My power was out for about five hours this afternoon, so it called for the woodstove and reading a book by the window. Around noon, EC said it was gusting to 85k at Comox, so no surprise route 17 was out, and once again, Texada and Cortes folks had to stay put. There must be a different captain or mindset on the Kahloke these days, because I'm sure that in recent years the Hornby route would not have operated during conditions that we've had twice recently.
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 16, 2015 21:52:03 GMT -8
Thank you, Mr Horn, for pointing out that the term 'pacific northwest' is an American designation... unless we're talking a few hundred ks to the north, where Jim is. And even there, don't they just call it the north coast? Sometimes the phrase Pacific North West is used in relation to this part of BC as in this. 'North Coast' is commonly used for the area though its not exactly clear just what that includes (i.e. is Terrace part of the North Coast?). The area is also often & most commonly called the 'Skeena' region, as in our Provincial & federal political constituencies. Another name is the 'north-west mainland'. Names can be complicated & confusing at times ...
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Post by yak on Nov 17, 2015 2:20:37 GMT -8
Meanwhile on Route 9 with two sailings cancelled and an aborted landing in Tsawwassen due to wind the Queen of Burnaby isn't having much luck the last few days either. Yet the website says she left on time this morning... ...But not this evening or last Thursday's ;-) It is a reality of November sailing. Sometimes the tough call is the prudent call.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2015 14:30:08 GMT -8
Not sure why the 2014 thread is still stickied... but I'll reply here Not often the Quadra route gets cancelled by weather, and it seems a bit curious right now, as EC currently reports gusts of 43k at Campbell River.
Not a good day for a cancellation on route nine, as I believe the 'Nanaimo takes on fuel on Saturdays, so if she isn't able to do the afternoon crossing, that will impact the schedule another day, as well.
Folks on Cortes and Texada cut off again... been a bad week for them. Also, the Burnaby has been tied up all day. With Grief Point reporting gusts of up to 42 knots, I would speculate that she's tied up due to her Port Propeller Hub issue, being more fragile in the water. No word yet if they'll do a roundtrip at 15:15. Sentry shoal buoy is reporting 2.3 metre waves and 37 knot gusts.
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Post by Neil on Dec 5, 2015 15:22:05 GMT -8
Oops... rookie mistake, posting in the wrong thread. I'll go sit in the corner for half an hour.
Actually, I'm going to go and watch the Kahloke wallow across Lambert Channel.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2015 23:14:15 GMT -8
It's been quite a mess today. A breakdown of delays/cancellations: Route 1: Final roundtrip for the CC & SOVI cancelled. Route 2: Coastal Renaissance half an hour behind, Queen of Coquitlam currently one hour behind schedule, and sailing south of her route on a weather course at 16 knots. I'd expect her to arrive in the midnight hour. Route 30: Final two roundtrips cancelled. Route 9: Mayne-Tsawwassen-Saltspring Sunday evening trip cancelled, vessel deadheaded from Village Bay back to SSI. Route 17: All afternoon roundtrips cancelled. Morning trips on weather courses hugging Texada, then turning north to Comox. Route 18: performed first afternoon roundtrip, been tied up at Texada since 16:50. Route 22: Final roundtrip cancelled Route 23: Didn't sail all day. Cape Mudge is reporting 7 foot swells at this time. Route 24: Performed first two roundtrips on southerly weather courses, been tied up since 14:00. I guess route 2 was able to continue sailing, since the terminals are sheltered unlike TSA. I bet that if the Coquitlam was in Horseshoe Bay, they would have cancelled the last trip... got to get the crew home (though I suppose they could refuse passengers). And as I write this, she's now doing 14 knots and sailing straight towards Lulu Island. I'd expect her to do a 110 degree turn to port just before or once she's in the Traffic Separation Zone (used by freighters going to Vancouver). Based on my observations over the past few days, it would appear that the CR is much more seaworthy than the Coquitlam, because she's ploughed across the Strait, while the Coquitlam has sailed a weather course. Update: she's now heading towards home, and has resumed speed with the wind on the Stbd quarter. Sandheads is reporting 25 knots and the Halibut Bank ODAS buoy is reporting 1.7 metre waves.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2015 12:52:24 GMT -8
Looks like the Nanaimo is holding off of Tsawwassen (she hasen't docked for the 12:15 yet). The major vessels are still going in and out. As for the minor routes, Kahloke is also doing an unscheduled sailing back to Hornby. Crew must want to get home before the storm peaks. Quadra Queen II is holding in Sointula, while the Tachek only completed the first RT.
Queen of Burnaby hasn't sailed all day... it has not been a great month to travel between Powell River and Comox.
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Post by westernflyer on Dec 12, 2015 23:31:54 GMT -8
Queen of Burnaby hasn't sailed all day... it has not been a great month to travel between Powell River and Comox. From the perspective of a regular user of this route, it's been a real pain in the backside. As much as I'm going to miss the Burnaby, I am really hoping the Salish class will be better able to handle adverse weather conditions.
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Post by hwy19man on Dec 28, 2015 19:34:52 GMT -8
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Post by hwy19man on Dec 28, 2015 19:36:58 GMT -8
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