Doug
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Post by Doug on Feb 3, 2006 17:24:04 GMT -8
Before we hopefully get some sun next week, and probably the following week, we have to get through a storm. And that is expected for later today into overnight. Here is the briefing for the Strait of Georgia.... And for the Southwestern Vancouver Island Coast.... Here in Langley, the winds are expected to reach 30 km/h early tomorrow. Power outages and ferry cancellations should be expected.  |
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Post by QTeen on Feb 3, 2006 17:29:06 GMT -8
Not Again!
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Koastal Karl
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Post by Koastal Karl on Feb 3, 2006 17:54:45 GMT -8
yup, here we go again. At least the SOBC is back and running now.
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Feb 3, 2006 20:17:24 GMT -8
We are expecting 30-40 mph winds with 60 mph gusts. That would be 50-60 kmph winds and 100 kmph gusts
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Post by Ferryman on Feb 3, 2006 22:34:51 GMT -8
Yeah it's coming again. When I was going through Horseshoe Bay tonight just after 9pm, all of the signs (the ones that hang and are not completely fused to the pole) and bushes were being pushed by the wind pretty good. As for the rain, doesn't seem to be too bad yet though.
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Post by Balfour on Feb 4, 2006 7:36:35 GMT -8
Well this storm has shut the mountain down due to high winds. I have to check every hour now to see if I'm working in the afternoon  |
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Post by Scott on Feb 4, 2006 9:46:18 GMT -8
Storm force winds over Juan de Fuca and possibly Georgia Straight... thats over 50 knots. No ferries out of Tsawwassen yet today.
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Post by Doug on Feb 4, 2006 13:46:25 GMT -8
Seas off the southwestern coast of Vancouver Island are reaching eight-10 meters.  Anyone have any idea of what they are in the Strait of Georgia? |
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Post by Koastal Karl on Feb 4, 2006 16:09:11 GMT -8
Does anyone know if the Cumberland is back at SB yet??? If she isent I doubt she will be until the winds die down.
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Post by Mike C on Feb 4, 2006 19:12:31 GMT -8
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Post by Quinsam on Feb 4, 2006 20:12:59 GMT -8
I hope the Bowen is in Service with the Cumbie and Mayne tomorrow, I want to get their horns!
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Post by Ferryman on Feb 4, 2006 20:29:10 GMT -8
The Bowen will either go to: - Saltspring (Fulford I think)
- Replace the Cappie on the Bowen Island Route
- Replace the Quinsam on the Gabriola route so it can get that badly needed paint job
- Back up to Campbell River perhaps to replace the Powell River Queen (Doesn't the PRQ have to go back to Deas to finnish off her refit?)
I can't think of anywhere else as to where it would go. Its done its refit, so I'm sure it will continue on doing its usual replacement work. |
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Post by Ferryman on Feb 4, 2006 20:36:07 GMT -8
I hope the Bowen is in Service with the Cumbie and Mayne tomorrow, I want to get their horns! Also the thing with getting the Minor Ferries Horns, Harry, is that they're all the same. Well some of them might be slightly different in tune, but close enough. Only because they all have one horn, compared to the major ferries, excluding the Fastcats and Spirits as their horns are the same deal as the Minor Ferries, One Boring Horn. At least with the V, B, and C Class ferries there is some sort of chord, kind of like playing the piano. I'm sure Scott would know what note it is approximately, but I think it's C. But honestly, I do appreciate your commitement in helping me out with my Ferry Horns site, Harry!  |
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Post by Quinsam on Feb 4, 2006 22:00:50 GMT -8
Well, the Mayne and Skeena's Horns sound different.
The Skeena: Loud, short and deep
The Mayne: Loud, long and slightly deeper than the Skeena
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Post by Quinsam on Feb 4, 2006 22:02:24 GMT -8
What is the Cumberland's Horn like? Electric? Or the loud, deep sound?
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Post by Ferryman on Feb 5, 2006 0:22:42 GMT -8
The Cumberlands horn would be the exact same to the Capilano, a loud deep sound, just like them all. But again, only one not though. All of the ferries in the fleet use compressed air horns. If it was Electric, it would be like a car horn. Any horn can be blown as long as the captain wants. So when the ferry is in the fog, the captain can blow the horn to warn smaller boats who do not have radar, that a ferry is comin' through. Before radar was used on ships, the captains would use this method to listen for the echo-sound waves bouncing off of the shore- so they could determine if they were far enough away from the shore, so they obviously wouldn't run aground. So if the captain blew the horn, or whistle, and it sounded like they were blowing it in front of a brick wall, then you might want to hit the deck!
So even though you may hear the ferrys horn do a short blast, that's just the captain blowing the horn respectfully, so the passengers do not get too shaken up by the abnoxious sound that came about. There's a captain on the Cowichan that's like that too. It's actually pretty funny when he does his warning, and he would say in a very deep professional voice, "This is a warning to all passengers on the outer deck, the ships whistle is about to blow" and then in a different tone he would say right after, "Also parents may be warned to cover their childrens ears, as the horn is very loud." But then he'll just blow the horn so only the first note is sounded for a short period of time. Blowing the horn is not something the ship is equiped with for the captain to blow at their leisure and have fun with, so the tourists are happy blowing the ships horn on their voyage. The horns on a ship are taken very seriously, because they're signals for other ships. Here are some examples of what the samples you may hear:
-1 long blast, usually 5 seconds: Warning, ship leaving port. Or warning, ship coming.
(correct me if I'm wrong anybody on these two)
-1 short blast-(while underway):Ship turning to Starboard (used in canals and rivers mostly)
-2 short blasts-(while underway): Ship turning to Port (used in canals and rivers mostly)
-3 short blasts-Ship going astern (reverse, or backwards)
-4 short blasts-You are too close, please move. Or in the humerous way, "Get out of my way you........!!!!"
There are a few more that I forget, but a horn is almost like......and the word slipped my mind.....someone help me out haha, I'll try to describe it. If one was in distress, (in the olden days) one would result in an S.O.S. message. This signal this message on this mechanism, one would press a button in a pattern of each letter, until the word was spelled out. So "S.O.S." would be, "beep beep beep ------beep----beep----beep-----beep beep beep". Translation:
"beep beep beep" - The letter " S "
"beep----beep----beep" - The letter " O "
"-----" - pauses in between beeps
I hope that was understandable, but the word slipped off of the tip of my toungue as I was writing that sentance. But the Horn on a ship is like using on of those mechanisms, but slightly different. But you get the idea.
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Feb 5, 2006 0:37:26 GMT -8
At least with the V, B, and C Class ferries there is some sort of chord, kind of like playing the piano. I'm sure Scott would know what note it is approximately, but I think it's C. All of the C class sound a C minor chord (C, E flat, G). |
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Post by Doug on Feb 5, 2006 0:43:34 GMT -8
Well the storm has subsided here in Langley as well as the Strait of Georgia. There was a minor power flicker here in the late afternoon but for the rest of the time all was good. Here is the current situation in the Strait of Georgia.... The seas off the southwestern coast of Vancouver Island are still at six-seven meters but are expected to fall to two-three tomorrow afternoon. More updates will come then. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 5, 2006 9:50:17 GMT -8
All of the C class sound a C minor chord (C, E flat, G). ......too bad that they couldn't add a "flat-seventh", to make it a Cm7. |
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Anyone have any idea of what they are in the Strait of Georgia?
