SolDuc
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Post by SolDuc on Mar 12, 2014 18:00:16 GMT -8
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Post by Mike on Apr 1, 2014 17:50:52 GMT -8
How much do they weigh compared to normal photos?
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SolDuc
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Post by SolDuc on May 11, 2014 17:41:56 GMT -8
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Post by SolDuc on Jun 18, 2014 21:28:11 GMT -8
So apparently tonight the lower Seattle bridge (aka the Spokane Street Swing Bridge) had some problems closing, so it was closed during a majority of the evening commute. Because the main pathway in and out of West Seattle for bikes was closed, the many West Seattle bike commuters had three of either choices to reach home: either take the 1st Ave S bridge, take the bus or take the Water Taxi. The Water Taxi proved to be a popular choice for many (not that I have anything showing the buses - they probably left with racks all full from downtown). Anyhow, here's what the Water Taxi looked like tonight. Photo from the West Seattle Bike Connections FB page, used with permission.
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Post by BreannaF on Jul 18, 2014 22:43:19 GMT -8
Kitsap Transit is apparently planning to take public comments soon on restarting the "fast ferry" service from Bremerton to Seattle. On the table, though, is whether to leave it on that run, or to run it from either Kingston or Southworth. This comes from an article in a blog called The Urbanist, and the article HERE looks at the issue from the urban planning point of view.
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Post by SolDuc on Jul 19, 2014 1:09:28 GMT -8
Kitsap Transit is apparently planning to take public comments soon on restarting the "fast ferry" service from Bremerton to Seattle. On the table, though, is whether to leave it on that run, or to run it from either Kingston or Southworth. This comes from an article in a blog called The Urbanist, and the article HERE looks at the issue from the urban planning point of view. I did meet that person back two weeks ago at the Urbanist's weekly meeting and he is interested in knowing more about all the ferry-created communities up and down the sound that disappeared with the loss of ferry service (ir. Manchester, Point White, Indianola, etc.). My guess is that our friends FNS and @egfleet could help him that. Please contact me via PM.
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Post by SolDuc on Aug 7, 2014 21:31:17 GMT -8
So after not seeing the Rachel Marie in Seattle I wondered where she ended up, and sure enough I got the answer up in Alaska. She now is the regular ship on the Haines-Skagway fast ferry, replacing the Fairweather Express. Coming into Skagway, small in comparaison to HAL's Volendam. MV Rachel Marie en-route to Skagway - HSFF by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr Docked in Skagway: MV Rachel Marie at Skagway - HSFF by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr The wake (yes, because I did get on the vessel): Wake, MV Rachel Marie - HSFF by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr Framed by pillings at Haines. MV Rachel Marie at Haines - HSFF by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr One more at Haines MV Rachel Marie at Haines - HSFF by SolDuc Photography, on Flickr
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Post by SolDuc on Sept 18, 2014 19:34:57 GMT -8
I don't know how this didn't make it here, but King County recently announced the names for their new 250-pax ferries. The Vashon boat is going to be named Sally Fox, after a late Vashon passenger-only ferry advocate. And the West Seattle boat is going to be named Doc Manyard, after the Seattle pioneer and doctor. See Manyard Ave in International District. From the West Seattle blog: westseattleblog.com/2014/09/and-the-winning-water-taxi-names-are/
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Post by SolDuc on Nov 23, 2014 22:19:14 GMT -8
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Post by SS San Mateo on Mar 1, 2015 20:22:49 GMT -8
M/V Kingston Express and M/V Spirit of Kingston tied up at Kingston, morning of 01/02/2013. MV Kingston Express and MV Spirit of Kingston by planet_lb, on Flickr The Spirit of Kingston would join the King County Water Taxi fleet later that year. As of 02/16/2015, the Kingston Express is still at Kingston.
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Post by SolDuc on Mar 2, 2015 20:57:21 GMT -8
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Post by SolDuc on Mar 14, 2015 19:30:25 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 8, 2015 17:09:00 GMT -8
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Post by zargoman on Apr 14, 2015 11:00:04 GMT -8
Sally Fox on her first full day of service on the Vashon route. The Melissa Ann is behind her and running the West Seattle route.
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 31, 2015 17:30:54 GMT -8
Perhaps we should have a separate thread for the Victoria Clipper (Clipper Navigation) as, like the Coho, they are primarily operating across the Canada-USA border, and I believe they have three vessels? I don't think they fit well within this Washington State passenger only thread. Before I do any moving around of stuff, which part of the board would be best suited for a Vic Clipper thread? The BC side, or the Washington side. - where are the vessels registered? (ok, it's Nassau). So is the operator a US company or a BC company? I think handling this in the same way as for Blackball. I don't see this as priority. It could wait for gray, rainy fall days... Perhaps a whole new category for cross border ferry services to include the Coho & Clipper & any others (?).
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Post by Kahloke on Jul 31, 2015 17:48:11 GMT -8
Perhaps we should have a separate thread for the Victoria Clipper (Clipper Navigation) as, like the Coho, they are primarily operating across the Canada-USA border, and I believe they have three vessels? I don't think they fit well within this Washington State passenger only thread. Before I do any moving around of stuff, which part of the board would be best suited for a Vic Clipper thread? The BC side, or the Washington side. - where are the vessels registered? (ok, it's Nassau). So is the operator a US company or a BC company? Clipper Navigation is based out of Seattle, so it should remain on the Washington Board
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Post by Cascadian Transport on Aug 12, 2015 14:12:07 GMT -8
My newest walkthrough tour, Kitsap Transit's M/V Carlisle II, A wooden 1917 Mosquito Fleet remnant that runs between Bremerton and Port Orchard. Enjoy.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 12, 2015 14:19:30 GMT -8
My newest walkthrough tour, Kitsap Transit's M/V Carlisle II, A wooden 1917 Mosquito Fleet remnant that runs between Bremerton and Port Orchard. Enjoy. Thanks for that one. Such a lovely ship. I like the aft lower outside deck. I also like the Spencer sighting...
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Post by sounder on Aug 12, 2015 17:43:07 GMT -8
My newest walkthrough tour, Kitsap Transit's M/V Carlisle II, A wooden 1917 Mosquito Fleet remnant that runs between Bremerton and Port Orchard. Enjoy. I had the opportunity to ride on this fine ship last week. Love this boat and wish the crossing time was just a tad longer. It is also very interesting to walk through the marina right next to the Bremerton ferry dock. A few older wooden ships to look at including the MV Kirkland which was built in 1924 and originally known as the Tourist II. Thanks for posting this very nostalgic walk through.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Sept 8, 2015 18:09:49 GMT -8
King County Water Taxi is looking at adding three more routes to their services. I have mix feels about a route from Ballard to Pier 50 because ST is studying light rail to Ballard. I think two out of three routes will work such as UW WAC to Kenmore and UW WAC to Kirkand because they have no light rail plans to Seattle or UW in place yet. seattletransitblog.com/2015/09/08/kc-new-water-taxi-routes/
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Post by Starsteward on Sept 9, 2015 6:05:41 GMT -8
My newest walkthrough tour, Kitsap Transit's M/V Carlisle II, A wooden 1917 Mosquito Fleet remnant that runs between Bremerton and Port Orchard. Enjoy. The M/V Carlisle might be old, but good on Kitsap Transit for the beautiful state of upkeep that shines through in your video. The smell of the diesel engine, combined with layers of paint in the passenger areas, would be a real treat from yesteryear during a trip on the old girl. All that's missing, (unless I missed it), would be a small coffee kiosk. Imagine throwing the smell of freshly brewed coffee into the rest of the olfactory sensual delights?
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Post by rickycourtney on Sept 16, 2015 11:40:34 GMT -8
So the second Water Taxi, the "Doc Maynard" arrived in Seattle over the weekend. The plan is to have a dedication ceremony Friday at 11:30, but it will be a few weeks before Doc goes into service on the West Seattle run. For the first few weeks he'll be on the Vashon Island so the Sally Fox can go back to the builder in Bellingham for warranty work. I've also noticed a few differences between Sally and Doc. Doc has a new King County Water Taxi logo (it has the image of Dr. King and looks more like the King County Metro logo) and the metal beams at the bow of the ship have a decal of Seattle skyline. Overall, the Doc Maynard is a great looking ship and as West Seattle commuter, I'm very excited to ride! Picture from @kcnews on Twitter.
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Post by northwesterner on Sept 16, 2015 12:08:02 GMT -8
So the second Water Taxi, the "Doc Maynard" arrived in Seattle over the weekend. The plan is to have a dedication ceremony Friday at 11:30, but it will be a few weeks before Doc goes into service on the West Seattle run. For the first few weeks he'll be on the Vashon Island so the Sally Fox can go back to the builder in Bellingham for warranty work. I've also noticed a few differences between Sally and Doc. Doc has a new King County Water Taxi logo (it has the image of Dr. King and looks more like the King County Metro logo) and the metal beams at the bow of the ship have a decal of Seattle skyline. Overall, the Doc Maynard is a great looking ship and as West Seattle commuter, I'm very excited to ride! Picture from @kcnews on Twitter. Thanks for sharing the photo. Sadly, given the investment level on the King County Water Taxi system, we are still not designing implementing our services to consider efficiencies in loading and unloading the vessels. The Vancouver SeaBus is pretty much the gold standard in this regard, able to turn the vessel over quickly and vastly increasing the capacity of the system by eliminating dwell time. These vessels, and berths, continue to be stuck in the "stone age." If we want this to be a real part of our transportation system, it would be great if there was some recognition of the aspects that make the SeaBus so successful.
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Post by rickycourtney on Sept 20, 2015 9:30:17 GMT -8
Thanks for sharing the photo. Sadly, given the investment level on the King County Water Taxi system, we are still not designing implementing our services to consider efficiencies in loading and unloading the vessels. The Vancouver SeaBus is pretty much the gold standard in this regard, able to turn the vessel over quickly and vastly increasing the capacity of the system by eliminating dwell time. These vessels, and berths, continue to be stuck in the "stone age." If we want this to be a real part of our transportation system, it would be great if there was some recognition of the aspects that make the SeaBus so successful. I agree that the Vancouver SeaBus is pretty much the gold standard when it comes to running a passenger only ferry. That being said, I don't think that the King County Water Taxi will or can be operated that way. Seacrest Park is not Lonsdale Quay. There's very little population density in that corner of West Seattle and the geography and land use decisions pretty much ensure that the area will stay lightly populated. In fact, It seems to me that most users of the water taxi bike from the surrounding area or take one of the shuttle buses from the Admiral Junction, Alki or the Alaska Junction. So while a ship designed like the SeaBus would work on the West Seattle run, it would never carry enough passengers to justify the investment necessary to build the terminals. The Vashon Island run is a whole other story. Unlike the SeaBus, that travels in the calm, protected waters of Vancouver Harbor, the Vashon Island Water Taxi travels out into the much more unpredictable waters of the Puget Sound. I just don't see a SeaBus type vessel working, you'd have a boat full of seasick passengers on the first day with bad weather. The other thing at play here (and not publicly said by King County)... while the Vashon Island route desperately needed a bigger vessel, most runs on the West Seattle route aren't running at capacity (the busiest runs are 75% full). The reason West Seattle is getting a bigger ship is so it can be a backup ship for the Sally Fox. I expect that when there's any problems with the Sally Fox, the Doc Maynard will moved to Vashon and the Spirit of Kingston will pinch hit on the West Seattle route.
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Post by Kahloke on Jan 7, 2016 13:01:33 GMT -8
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