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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 4, 2013 20:26:19 GMT -8
Queen of Alberni arriving at Tsawwassen's berth-3, under the careful care of Capt. Lloyd.
- 7:55pm, March 3, 2013
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 8, 2013 18:24:19 GMT -8
A couple experiments with "Albernistronomical Photography" from the 8:15pm sailing from Tsawwassen, on March 3, 2013. Queen of Alberni's aft bridge, with a starry background:  And once they switched on a few upper car deck lights (while they were doing some cleaning down there), I got a better lit bridge  |
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Post by WettCoast on Mar 28, 2013 21:26:01 GMT -8
Queen of Alberni, twilight shot, @ berth 3, Tsawwassen Terminal - 28 March 2013. This was shot from the arriving Queen of Nanaimo in berth 2.  photo © WCK-JST by Wett Coast, on Flickr
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Post by ferryfanyvr on Mar 28, 2013 21:45:39 GMT -8
Queen of Alberni, twilight shot, @ berth 3, Tsawwassen Terminal - 28 March 2013. This was shot from the arriving Queen of Nanaimo in berth 2. photo © WCK-JST by Wett Coast, on Flickr A simple "like" was just not enough for this one! A great shot...especially how the dock structure lighting perfectly illuminates her titles! |
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Post by mrdot on Mar 29, 2013 11:31:11 GMT -8
:)this day trip with my brother, was outstanding, the day started with us meeting captn. alex l. of Queen of Vancouver Island, on his last trip back to swartz bay, for a complete 'wheel house' passage, then transferring over to Mayne Queen, for a wheel house passage all the way thru active pass to sturdies bay and a transfer to the queen of nanaimo for the trip back to tsawwassen, what a day trip with splendid weather, and lots of fotos which brother jim will post, in :)due time. mrdot.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 29, 2013 11:44:53 GMT -8
:)this day trip with my brother, was outstanding, the day started with us meeting captn. alex l. of Queen of Vancouver Island, on his last trip back to swartz bay, for a complete 'wheel house' passage, then transferring over to Mayne Queen, for a wheel house passage all the way thru active pass to sturdies bay and a transfer to the queen of nanaimo for the trip back to tsawwassen, what a day trip with splendid weather, and lots of fotos which brother jim will post, in :)due time. mrdot. If anyone deserves a splendid day of ferry-riding, it's you, Mr. DOT. I'm glad that you had a fine day, on a variety of ships. |
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Post by ferryrider2013 on Mar 29, 2013 13:32:42 GMT -8
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Post by ferryrider2013 on Mar 29, 2013 13:59:06 GMT -8
This mug which has the Queen of Alberni on it can be purchased for at the Village food Store at Folklife village, about a 10 minute walk up the hill
from the descanso Bay terminal. It cost $5.99. (Gabriola Island)
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Post by Low Light Mike on Apr 7, 2013 18:26:36 GMT -8
Queen of Alberni rounding a point near Malaspina Galleries, Gabriola Island. - this is from a Saturday afternoon in February 2013, when I spent a relaxing day ship-watching from a few locations on Gabriola Island. In clearer weather, this location offers a beautiful backdrop of the Coast Mountains.  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 4, 2013 21:41:26 GMT -8
A YouTube video compilation of footage that I shot today, from Protection Island.
- May 4, 2013 views of Queen of Alberni, near Duke Point.
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 12, 2013 18:47:15 GMT -8
BC Ferry Queen of Alberni headed for Duke Point. Passing by the cruise-ship Norwegian Sun. - 5:10pm on May 12, 2013. Lovely view from where I am on College Drive in Nanaimo. ------------------- And some stills taken from this shoot:   A crop of this, because I like this one.  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 21, 2013 10:18:00 GMT -8
Queen of Alberni's horn (3 tones quickly turn into 1 tone) and the start of the safety announcement.
- from May 20, 2013.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on May 22, 2013 18:12:02 GMT -8
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on May 31, 2013 19:04:54 GMT -8
May 30, 2013The following images posted by this account are copyright © S.A. ~ Unauthorized use is prohibited.
 BC Ferries - Masts, Queen of Alberni. by BCFS, on Flickr  BC Ferries - Queens of Oak Bay and Alberni at Tsawwassen. by BCFS, on Flickr  BC Ferries - Queens of Oak Bay and New Westminster at Tsawwassen. by BCFS, on Flickr  BC Ferries - Sun Deck, Queen of Alberni. by BCFS, on Flickr  BC Ferries - Queen of Alberni en route to Duke Point. by BCFS, on Flickr  BC Ferries - Exterior Seating, Queen of Alberni. by BCFS, on Flickr  BC Ferries - Queen of Alberni en route to Duke Point. by BCFS, on Flickr
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 3, 2013 18:53:45 GMT -8
Horns from both ends of the Queen of Alberni.
- heard on a return trip on June 2, 2013.
(reminds me of that time that I sneezed.....)
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Post by SolDuc on Jun 3, 2013 19:51:19 GMT -8
Horns from both ends of the Queen of Alberni. - heard on a return trip on June 2, 2013. (reminds me of that time that I sneezed.....) It always amused me how BCFS warns the passengers about the whistle. Here in WA it's the whistle just sounds, ready or not. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jun 3, 2013 20:00:29 GMT -8
Route 1 has no warning for the horn. I remember the V-Class had warning when they honk the horn. I think the warning is the Captains choice. |
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Post by princessofvanfan on Jun 3, 2013 20:17:47 GMT -8
Does anyone know what the Alberni's top speed is now? I don't think it's 24 knots anymore, not with all of the added weight and butchery that she's been subjected to over the years. Man, was she fast back in the day (Route 1 in 80 minutes...around the southern end of Saturna, yet!).
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 3, 2013 20:52:11 GMT -8
Does anyone know what the Alberni's top speed is now? I don't think it's 24 knots anymore, not with all of the added weight and butchery that she's been subjected to over the years. Man, was she fast back in the day (Route 1 in 80 minutes...around the southern end of Saturna, yet!). Eighty minutes around the southern end of Saturna - I don't think so. Her timing was 75 minutes via Active Pass which was lengthened to 80 after the 1979 accident. She may have done trips via East Point on Saturna, but that was certainly not the norm. |
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Post by princessofvanfan on Jun 4, 2013 20:46:32 GMT -8
I saw her take the southern route more than once. Maybe had something to do with the tidal currents in Active Pass, or something.
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 18, 2013 7:34:51 GMT -8
Queen of Alberni in the Gulf Islands - c1980, when she served as the 'truck ferry' on Route 1, and the four un-lifted V's handled other traffic. I believe that this photo has been seen here on the WCFF before, but not in this Alberni dedicated thread. This is a fresh scan made from my brother's original negative.  photo © Mr. DOT by Wett Coast, on Flickr
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Post by Neil on Jun 19, 2013 20:21:40 GMT -8
Almost lost my driver's side mirror yesterday morning, as a woman clipped me pretty good as she passed. I do not like the center four lanes on the 'Alberni... if you drive a larger car, they are uncomfortably tight. I've noticed, though, that the deck crew unloads cars alternately, as opposed to exiting a full lane. That is really the only safe way to do it on that vessel. Have people noticed the same procedure on the other Cs?
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Post by Ferryman on Jun 19, 2013 21:42:55 GMT -8
Queen of Alberni in the Gulf Islands - c1980, when she served as the 'truck ferry' on Route 1, and the four un-lifted V's handled other traffic. I believe that this photo has been seen here on the WCFF before, but not in this Alberni dedicated thread. This is a fresh scan made from my brother's original negative. photo © Mr. DOT by Wett Coast, on Flickr Very nice! I don't recall ever seeing this one before. The background is showing Kanaka Bluff as the white marker on the west side of Portland Island, with the smaller Chads Island on the left. Did the Alberni transit via Gosse Pass? (the same way the V's, and Minor Vessels normally arrive/depart Swartz). Sometimes these days we see the Coastal Celebration depart via Fircone Pt (the entrance to Swartz that the Spirits arrive from), then make a hard alteration to Port and continue on around Kanaka Bluff to avoid conflict with an approaching Spirit on the opposite side of Portland Island, at Moreseby Pass. Almost lost my driver's side mirror yesterday morning, as a woman clipped me pretty good as she passed. I do not like the center four lanes on the ' Alberni... if you drive a larger car, they are uncomfortably tight. I've noticed, though, that the deck crew unloads cars alternately, as opposed to exiting a full lane. That is really the only safe way to do it on that vessel. Have people noticed the same procedure on the other Cs? I've noticed that issue with the other C's as well, and it really is quite tight in there sometimes, even with my small car. Traditionally I've seen the Deckhands clear away the first 5 or 6 cars in each lane on the forward end, before exiting each lane one at a time starting from the centerline of the ship and working their way outwards. But you're right, it is usually safer to pick and choose each car. The problem with that method is that it can sometimes take a bit longer to do, and some drivers are often confused by that concept and make a fuss about being the one that was stopped while the car beside them gets to go. I've always found that drivers always tend to get tunnel vision and will just want to follow each other on and off the ship like sheep, or to get off of that ferry as fast as possible, and sometimes throwing all caution into the wind in the process. It also all kind of depends on who is discharging the load, and how experienced they are at controlling the traffic, or even how the lanes were loaded on in the first place if the Deck crew were creative with delegating certain lanes for smaller vehicles and larger vehicles in the next lane beside the lane with smaller vehicles which is also another ideal situation. That way, the lanes with the smaller vehicles can be the first lanes to offload, opening up the deck for the larger vehicles to navigate their way out. That's just my experience in general of course, although not with being a crew member on a C-Class, but with other ferries which have issues with narrow lanes (HSQ, BQ, QNAN, QBUR). I'm always a little bit blown away with the extra wide lane room on the Spirits and Coastals, and appreciative of that fact when I bring my own vehicle on. |
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 19, 2013 22:12:20 GMT -8
The background is showing Kanaka Bluff as the white marker on the west side of Portland Island, with the smaller Chads Island on the left. Did the Alberni transit via Gosse Pass? (the same way the V's, and Minor Vessels normally arrive/depart Swartz). Sometimes these days we see the Coastal Celebration depart via Fircone Pt (the entrance to Swartz that the Spirits arrive from), then make a hard alteration to Port and continue on around Kanaka Bluff to avoid conflict with an approaching Spirit on the opposite side of Portland Island, at Moreseby Pass. I am fairly sure that all vessels, including the Alberni, routinely used Gosse Pass until the Spirits came online in 1993. I assume that the Spirits/Coastals use the routes that they do (versus Gosse Pass) because of lack of water under the keels. If not, explain, please. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 31, 2013 9:58:05 GMT -8
Q'Alberni seen from Pipers Lagoon park in Nanaimo. - 6:35am on August 31, 2013. This view is all about the clouds and the band of orange.  |
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