Koastal Karl
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jun 16, 2006 9:31:51 GMT -8
On Saturday July 22nd there will be a 11:30pm sailing from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay with the SOBC according to RBI and it's on the schedules too. I wonder what this sailing is all about??? If they are using the SOBC then she needs to come back to Tsawwassen and there is no sailing coming back at all! I bet Grahame will be on that sailing, lol!
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Post by Mike C on Jun 16, 2006 9:52:29 GMT -8
Interesting stuff.. kind of reminds me of that strange sailing to Horseshoe Bay at 10:30 from Bowen.. It makes one passenger sailing, and then another one empty. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If I have to see one more of those Johhny ads, I swear, I will drive my fist through my computer screen.  |
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jun 16, 2006 9:59:31 GMT -8
What's gonna be interesting with that is that berth 2 is still gonna be out of service so the SOBC is gonna have to dock where? berth 1? If so they will have to move the SOVI! I doubt it is a special sailing or anything as they have it listed on the RBI. I remember once seeing a 10:10pm special sailing years ago from HSB to DB for Garth Brooks fans returning from a concert in Vancouver! I have the paper article on it! I wonder what is up with this sailing???
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Jun 16, 2006 11:01:23 GMT -8
Karl, ever heard of Berth 3?
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jun 16, 2006 11:23:40 GMT -8
They dont use berth 3 for the Spirits when they are in service, berth 3 has no overhead walkway. They only tie them up as I have seen the SOVI in berth 3 while she was in refit!
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Jun 16, 2006 12:15:57 GMT -8
Well if Berth 1 is going to be occupied and you cannot unload at berth 4 or 5 then there is only one option unless they plan on tying up the vessel before that at 3.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jun 16, 2006 14:41:32 GMT -8
The Saanich will be in berth 3 if berth 2 isent finished yet. Plus you also have the Cumbie in berth 4 and the Mayne Queen in berth 5 and the SOVI in 1 so they would probably have to move the SOVI!
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Post by Retrovision on Jun 16, 2006 23:19:22 GMT -8
I just heard about this, and my first thought, knowing that the new 'revolutionary' floating berth is now going to be completed in "late July," was that this might be for an official media event for the unveiling of the berth, the next day possibly; just a thought.
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Post by Balfour on Jun 16, 2006 23:27:27 GMT -8
When I did my trip to Gabriola last week, I read on a bulletin board on the Queen of Oak bay that that extra sailing is for those who are attending a special Basketball game fundraiser of some sort, which BCF is sponsoring.
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Post by Retrovision on Jun 17, 2006 0:07:20 GMT -8
So there's an extra sailing of the Oaky aswell?
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Post by QSaanich on Jun 17, 2006 8:05:28 GMT -8
I think berth 2 is for the new super c class, coming to route 1 in late 07 and i think they are doing that to berth 2 in nanaimo, as well its just an experiment i think but it has to be for the super c class look what they did for the spirits, in the early 90's.
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Post by Curtis on Jun 17, 2006 11:56:18 GMT -8
You Know you Could Be Right
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Post by kylefossett on Jun 17, 2006 16:08:25 GMT -8
When I did my trip to Gabriola last week, I read on a bulletin board on the Queen of Oak bay that that extra sailing is for those who are attending a special Basketball game fundraiser of some sort, which BCF is sponsoring. July 22nd at GM Place there is a Steve Nash charity basketball game. Seeing as he is Victoria born and raised there will probably be a very high number of people from the island over for this game. This crowd would be enough for an extra sailing |
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Post by Retrovision on Jun 17, 2006 16:24:22 GMT -8
...but it has to be for the super c class look what they did for the spirits, in the early 90's. I haven't heard of any similar plans for HSB or TSA, though. July 22nd at GM Place there is a Steve Nash charity basketball game. Seeing as he is Victoria born and raised there will probably be a very high number of people from the island over for this game. This crowd would be enough for an extra sailing Not to often do you hear about one of the Spirits doing an out-of-service / dead-head sailing (and not the hazardous kind  ). |
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Post by Dane on Jun 17, 2006 21:22:50 GMT -8
That Bowen sailing that leaves HSB but "never returns" is too allow the Queen of Capilano to tie up at Bowen in the summer should all three berths at HSB be required. It used to be don e more frequently than it is now, and the crew would be watertaxied home (and too work in the morning, I suppose).
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Jun 17, 2006 21:36:36 GMT -8
I think berth 2 is for the new super c class, coming to route 1 in late 07 and i think they are doing that to berth 2 in nanaimo. Berth two at Dept. Bay will be rebuilt similar to the current Berth three... As of now, there are no plans for it being a floating berth - only rebuilding the structure (including dual lane discharge for both upper and lower), as well as changing it from the current hydraulic /lock and pin mechanism, to the updated computer controlled hydraulic system... |
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Post by Ferryman on Jun 17, 2006 21:42:50 GMT -8
Are there going to be any modifications to the Foot passenger walkways? Like replacing the walkways to the ramps with the ones with windows.
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Jun 17, 2006 21:46:55 GMT -8
Are there going to be any modifications to the Foot passenger walkways? Like replacing the walkways to the ramps with the ones with windows. There are plans in the works... If BCFS plans go ahead, most terminal buildings will be replaced and rebuilt - including the skywalks for berth two and three... |
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Post by Ferryman on Jun 17, 2006 21:51:56 GMT -8
Ahh, interesting stuff. All I can say, it's about time they put some money into Departure Bay. The foot passenger walkways from the ticket booths to the skywalks are smelling kind of musty, like there's a bad case of mold. Could be just me though.
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Jun 17, 2006 22:14:54 GMT -8
They are not just you, they look like they could collapse at any moment and boy, Departure Bay needs a renovation BADLY.
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Post by Retrovision on Jun 18, 2006 0:14:11 GMT -8
Departure Bay's Old-School Berth 2, as it is now:
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Post by Dane on Jun 18, 2006 17:22:16 GMT -8
They are not just you, they look like they could collapse at any moment and boy, Departure Bay needs a renovation BADLY. I'm rather sure they aren't in that bad of condition. How shiny the paint isn't everything  |
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Post by Retrovision on Jun 19, 2006 1:26:08 GMT -8
They are not just you, they look like they could collapse at any moment and boy, Departure Bay needs a renovation BADLY. I'm rather sure they aren't in that bad of condition. How shiny the paint isn't everything Agreed, Dane. Look at YVR (Vancouver International Airport); the entire Domestic Terminal rebuild has used the existing infrastructure to the utmost ammount possible. The cost savings alone is worth it, let alone advancing the war against the " build-it-up, tear-it-down" mentality that seems to have taken hold in many parts of North America over the last couple centuries. |
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Post by Doug on Jun 20, 2006 21:28:15 GMT -8
Weird...I thought the double-lane ramps came before the upper ramps.
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Post by Curtis on Jun 21, 2006 7:11:46 GMT -8
The Single Lane Ramps at Berth 2 Were a Fastcat Modification...I think
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