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Post by SS San Mateo on Mar 9, 2023 16:31:47 GMT -8
Ferry Alert: Midday Sailings Added to Triangle Route Weekday Schedule Starting Next Week
To help supplement service, Washington State Ferries will add the following weekday service on our Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth “Triangle” route starting on Monday, March 13 to fill gaps in the two-boat schedule when crewing allows:
• 11:50 a.m. Vashon to Fauntleroy
• 12:15 p.m. Fauntleroy to Vashon (continues to Southworth)
• 7:35 p.m. Fauntleroy to Southworth (currently to Vashon)
• 8:10 p.m. Southworth to Vashon
• 8:30 p.m. Vashon to Fauntleroy
• 8:55 p.m. Fauntleroy to Vashon
• 9:20 p.m. Vashon to Southworth
• 9:35 p.m. Southworth to Vashon (Fridays only)
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 9, 2023 23:57:08 GMT -8
Ferry Alert: Midday Sailings Added to Triangle Route Weekday Schedule Starting Next WeekTo help supplement service, Washington State Ferries will add the following weekday service on our Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth “Triangle” route starting on Monday, March 13 to fill gaps in the two-boat schedule when crewing allows: How does crewing work for route which couldn’t allow them to operate those sailing?
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Mar 10, 2023 10:50:54 GMT -8
Ferry Alert: Midday Sailings Added to Triangle Route Weekday Schedule Starting Next WeekTo help supplement service, Washington State Ferries will add the following weekday service on our Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth “Triangle” route starting on Monday, March 13 to fill gaps in the two-boat schedule when crewing allows: How does crewing work for route which couldn’t allow them to operate those sailing? The sailings they are adding do not currently exist in the 2-boat schedule and they are likely, changing crew hours, perhaps? - to accommodate for these extra sailings.
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Post by Cascadian Transport on Mar 13, 2023 11:44:21 GMT -8
How does crewing work for route which couldn’t allow them to operate those sailing? The two-boat schedule that the Triangle was operating on until today was actually a slightly different version than the regular two-boat schedule, which these "added" sailings are a part of. - All deck department watches on FVS are eight hours. On the three-boat schedule, there are seven watches per weekday- three on the F1 vessel (allowing for 24-hour operation) plus two on F2 and two on F3 (allowing each of those boats to operate for sixteen hours per day)
- The regular two-boat schedule (which is what the route just switched back to) utilizes six watches: three on F1 (which operates around-the clock) and three on F2 (that overlap each other) that enable it to operate nineteen hours per day (from 3:45- the beginning of the F2 service day on the three-boat schedule, until 22:00- the end of F3's normal service day, with no mid-day break)
- Crewing constraints led to one of F2's three watches being eliminated, which meant reducing its service day from nineteen to sixteen hours. That reduction resulted in the F2 vessel having to take a mid-day break and to tie up for the night by 20:00 rather than 22:00.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Apr 13, 2023 17:35:22 GMT -8
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Post by SS San Mateo on Jun 9, 2023 16:14:02 GMT -8
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Post by SS San Mateo on Oct 27, 2023 10:26:56 GMT -8
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Post by Neil on Oct 27, 2023 11:23:44 GMT -8
From the article: Schedule-writing is a long-term process and one hampered by the fact that since June, the WSF’s single position for planning schedules has been vacant. They’re advertising the job, Rodero said, but it’s a niche role that few people have the skills to take on.... but some ferry fans will tell you differently. "Hey, won't don't they just move this boat here, and that boat there, and add more sailings?"
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Mar 18, 2024 13:28:23 GMT -8
Figure its for space allotment reasons, but if anyone has any more information on this topic and could help me understand it a bit, that'd be great ~ is there any particular reasons that both the 4:25p (Boat 1) and 5:20p (Boat 2) sailings leaving Southworth for Vashon & Fauntleroy restricted to walk-ons only (going to Seattle)? Doesn't have any similar restrictions visible going the other way, or on the weekend. Would appreciate some insight on that!
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Post by lavalamp on Mar 20, 2024 11:40:07 GMT -8
Figure its for space allotment reasons, but if anyone has any more information on this topic and could help me understand it a bit, that'd be great ~ is there any particular reasons that both the 4:25p (Boat 1) and 5:20p (Boat 2) sailings leaving Southworth for Vashon & Fauntleroy restricted to walk-ons only (going to Seattle)? Doesn't have any similar restrictions visible going the other way, or on the weekend. Would appreciate some insight on that! It's not so much for space allotment as it is to get boats back to Fauntleroy more quickly. Normally Southworth to Vashon traffic has to be spun or backed on so it is facing the correct direction, and the boat does the 'J-turn' maneuver upon departing Southworth, which allows traffic at Vashon to load/unload straight on. With no Southworth to Fauntleroy traffic, they can load Southworth to Vashon traffic straight on and they don't need to do the J-turn. This saves some travel time on the Southworth to Vashon leg, and cuts down on dwell time.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Mar 20, 2024 14:59:42 GMT -8
Figure its for space allotment reasons, but if anyone has any more information on this topic and could help me understand it a bit, that'd be great ~ is there any particular reasons that both the 4:25p (Boat 1) and 5:20p (Boat 2) sailings leaving Southworth for Vashon & Fauntleroy restricted to walk-ons only (going to Seattle)? Doesn't have any similar restrictions visible going the other way, or on the weekend. Would appreciate some insight on that! It's not so much for space allotment as it is to get boats back to Fauntleroy more quickly. Normally Southworth to Vashon traffic has to be spun or backed on so it is facing the correct direction, and the boat does the 'J-turn' maneuver upon departing Southworth, which allows traffic at Vashon to load/unload straight on. With no Southworth to Fauntleroy traffic, they can load Southworth to Vashon traffic straight on and they don't need to do the J-turn. This saves some travel time on the Southworth to Vashon leg, and cuts down on dwell time.
This then results in the boat being turned around end wise when they reach Fauntleroy which doesn't make sense. I don't entirely believe that is the reason here.
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