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Post by gulfislandkayaker on Feb 10, 2016 15:23:00 GMT -8
Great background story Starsteward. Enjoyed that very much.  As for the new Salish ships...my expectations are not high, but if they surprise me in a positive way I'll take that gladly. One they become adept at loading the new boats I'm sure they will have it all over the Nanny, Sidney, Tsawwassen in that regard...but in terms of seating comfort and capacity, and interior amenities...well, the new ones will suffer in comparison I think. |
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Post by Starsteward on Feb 10, 2016 15:34:13 GMT -8
Great background story Starsteward. Enjoyed that very much. As for the new Salish ships...my expectations are not high, but if they surprise me in a positive way I'll take that gladly. One they become adept at loading the new boats I'm sure they will have it all over the Nanny, Sidney, Tsawwassen in that regard...but in terms of seating comfort and capacity, and interior amenities...well, the new ones will suffer in comparison I think. Glad you enjoyed my wee ditty. I agree the overall passenger amenities are going to be less roomy and I will suffer by comparison. Given how we used to build ships/ferries etc. in this part of the world, it is a sad reality? that we find ourselves having to go abroad to have our vessels constructed. And I used to think new vessel construction policy and the Jones Act in the USA was silly but perhaps we should consider a similar policy?  |
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Post by princessofvanfan on Feb 10, 2016 16:38:20 GMT -8
Can anyone nail down a date for her last day of service?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 10, 2016 17:25:38 GMT -8
Can anyone nail down a date for her last day of service? Any date now would be within a range of 2 or 3 months, so is that precise enough for you? |
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Post by princessofvanfan on Feb 10, 2016 20:25:19 GMT -8
Well, I was just wondering. I've done my last trip on the Burnaby, and wouldn't mind being on the Nanny's very last trip. That will truly be the end of an era, QoNW notwithstanding.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 10, 2016 20:26:38 GMT -8
Well, I was just wondering. I've done my last trip on the Burnaby, and wouldn't mind being on the Nanny's very last trip. That will truly be the end of an era, QoNW notwithstanding. I'm thinking sometime in Spring 2017. |
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 10, 2016 21:02:22 GMT -8
Riding Spaulding designed single-enders should be possible for quite a few years to come on the Queen of New Westminster, the Coho, & Alaska's remaining Spauldings. Some seem to think the Coho has another 40 years of service left.
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Post by yak on Feb 16, 2016 0:17:45 GMT -8
Riding Spaulding designed single-enders should be possible for quite a few years to come on the Queen of New Westminster, the Coho, & Alaska's remaining Spauldings. Some seem to think the Coho has another 40 years of service left. Hopefully. I had a passenger express some regret today that the writing is on the wall for the Nanaimo. He was talking about the design of the bow doors of all things. One small thing I've really sort of appreciated since working on the ship is the sound of the pneumatic controls - something I haven't had on the more modern vessels I've worked on. The hiss of the lever is kind of cool and the big "whoosh" when you dump the sticks is pretty neat too. |
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Post by gulfislandkayaker on Feb 16, 2016 21:39:38 GMT -8
Well, I was just wondering. I've done my last trip on the Burnaby, and wouldn't mind being on the Nanny's very last trip. That will truly be the end of an era, QoNW notwithstanding. Yep, I think I would like to do this as well. Proper goodbye. |
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Post by Chris City on Feb 24, 2016 18:17:15 GMT -8
Anybody know what Queen of Nanaimo is doing? Left Long Harbour then headed out into Trincomali Channel where it stopped.  |
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Post by yak on Feb 24, 2016 18:46:58 GMT -8
Anybody know what Queen of Nanaimo is doing? Left Long Harbour then headed out into Trincomali Channel where it stopped. It is performing a wide selection of company-planned "ORX Drills" during this "No-sail" Wednesday. They've stopped because they are likely doing a blackout drill or the abandon ship drill at this point. I was on board when they did this a few weeks ago. |
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Post by Chris City on Feb 24, 2016 18:57:50 GMT -8
Thanks for the info guys, didn't know they did that. Whats the reason for stopping at all the islands before doing the drills?
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Post by yak on Feb 24, 2016 19:00:56 GMT -8
Thanks for the info guys, didn't know they did that. Whats the reason for stopping at all the islands before doing the drills? No problem. They didn't - that track is likely from yesterday. The Operational Readiness Exercises are pretty intense but they are a really good opportunity for the crew to run through drills in depth and to be critiqued constructively by the drill conductors. While drills are held regularly it is difficult to go into the same amount of detail as when a whole watch is devoted to them. |
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Post by Chris City on Feb 24, 2016 19:04:06 GMT -8
Thanks for the info guys, didn't know they did that. Whats the reason for stopping at all the islands before doing the drills? No problem. They didn't - that track is likely from yesterday. The Operational Readiness Exercises are pretty intense but they are a really good opportunity for the crew to run through drills in depth and to be critiqued constructively by the drill conductors. While drills are held regularly it is difficult to go into the same amount of detail as when a whole watch is devoted to them. Thanks again! |
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Post by yak on Apr 20, 2016 13:27:46 GMT -8
Tuesday morning startup on the Queen of Nanaimo. I am looking forward to our summer cruises... 
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Post by gulfislandkayaker on Apr 21, 2016 8:11:13 GMT -8
I'm actually drinking a cup coffee in the Nanaimo cafeteria at this very moment. My Monday trip over to the Gulf Islands was especially amazing...I enjoyed the sun soaked outer decks for the entire trip - crazy warm for April.
I'm going to enjoy this "last summer of the Nanny" as much as possible.
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Post by Kather Anne on May 18, 2016 18:24:46 GMT -8
 | | Queen of Nanaimo at BC Ferries Long Harbour terminal on SaltSpring |
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Post by EGfleet on Jun 27, 2016 4:58:39 GMT -8
Vintage slide dated 1987.  |
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 2, 2016 9:20:50 GMT -8
Queen of Nanaimo @ Sturdies Bay, Galiano Island - 29 June 2016  © WCK-JST by Jim Thorne, on Flickr
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 14, 2016 17:07:45 GMT -8
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 15, 2016 12:48:07 GMT -8
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Post by Starsteward on Jul 15, 2016 14:53:24 GMT -8
Of slightly less vintage, the Queen of Nanaimo at 52 appears to be 'keeping up appearances' rather well. long live the 'Nanny' |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 15, 2016 23:18:44 GMT -8
Queen of Nanaimo on a late afternoon eastward trip towards Sturdies Bay, on July 12, 2016 Leaving Village Bay  DSC03656 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr Making the turn for Active Pass  . by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr At Helen Point  . by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr Leaving the pass, while Carrier Princess enters  DSC03668 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr -------------------- ...and the video of this transit |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 18, 2016 8:21:02 GMT -8
Queen of Nanaimo is lovely at 8:05am on July 13, 2015, as she heads for Active Pass on her first milk-run trip of the day  . by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 18, 2016 20:59:09 GMT -8
Queen of Nanaimo on her last trip of the evening, on July 12, 2016.
- westward through Active Pass, and on to a stop at Village Bay.
Capturing what is soon to be history, and soon to be "the good old days" that we'll never quite return to.
PS: This video was originally posted by Michelle Obama.
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