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Post by WettCoast on Jun 10, 2023 14:19:02 GMT -8
MV "k" (Tachek) en route from Heriot Bay (Quadra Is) to Cortes Island - seen from the nearby Taku Resort.
31 May 2023 Thanks for this photo, and the others too, from Taku. (rhyme is intentional) After an absence of a few years, we returned to Taku in October 2022, enjoying a cabin stay for a few nights. I love the daily rhythm of the Cortes ferry, giving a sense of time to an otherwise clock-free atmosphere at that resort We stayed in the "Tree House" for three nights ...
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Post by grk2 on Jun 20, 2023 15:20:50 GMT -8
Tachek arrived at Point Hope Shipyards today, June 20.
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Post by grk2 on Jul 14, 2023 18:28:19 GMT -8
Tachek was slipped back into the water this evening to finish her refit alongside.
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 23, 2023 13:47:33 GMT -8
BC Ferries' M/V Tachek - location maybe Nanaimo Harbour (it is Swartz, see posts below) - 15 July 1992 (Avcom Int) - Capt Bob Gentles collection.
If this is Nanaimo Harbour, the Tachek would have been on the Gabriola run. As even in 1992 it would have been too small for that run, it would have had to be running in tandem with another vessel. Any recollections, anyone?
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Nov 23, 2023 13:55:39 GMT -8
BC Ferries' M/V Tachek - location maybe Nanaimo Harbour - 15 July 1992 (Avcom Int) - Capt Bob Gentles collection.
If this is Nanaimo Harbour, the Tachek would have been on the Gabriola run. As even in 1992 it would have been too small for that run, it would have had to be running in tandem with another vessel. Any recollections, anyone? This photo gives me Swartz Bay vibe because of background.
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Post by Ollie on Nov 23, 2023 14:06:41 GMT -8
BC Ferries' M/V Tachek - location maybe Nanaimo Harbour - 15 July 1992 (Avcom Int) - Capt Bob Gentles collection.
If this is Nanaimo Harbour, the Tachek would have been on the Gabriola run. As even in 1992 it would have been too small for that run, it would have had to be running in tandem with another vessel. Any recollections, anyone? I this photo gets me Swartz Bay vibe because of background. This is definitely Swartz Bay
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 23, 2023 19:34:29 GMT -8
I this photo gets me Swartz Bay vibe because of background. This is definitely Swartz Bay I am looking at a tall pointy mountain on the skyline directly above the Tachek's anchor. (Go to the largest size available on the Flickr link) I think that I recognize that mountain and I don't think that it can be seen from Swartz ...
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Post by Ollie on Nov 23, 2023 19:42:43 GMT -8
This is definitely Swartz Bay I am looking at a tall pointy mountain on the skyline directly above the Tachek's anchor. (Go to the largest size available on the Flickr link) I think that I recognize that mountain and I don't think that it can be seen from Swartz ...
I think the island shapes that are around the same area of the photo (Saltspring and Mount Galiano?) match up perfectly with this photo from Swartz
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Nov 23, 2023 19:57:58 GMT -8
This is definitely Swartz Bay I am looking at a tall pointy mountain on the skyline directly above the Tachek's anchor. (Go to the largest size available on the Flickr link) I think that I recognize that mountain and I don't think that it can be seen from Swartz ... It could also be Hornby or Denman Islands.
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Post by Neil on Nov 23, 2023 21:11:41 GMT -8
I am looking at a tall pointy mountain on the skyline directly above the Tachek's anchor. (Go to the largest size available on the Flickr link) I think that I recognize that mountain and I don't think that it can be seen from Swartz ... It could also be Hornby or Denman Islands. No, it's not. The geography doesn't match. Quinsam came into service at Gabriola when she was launched, in 1982. I can't imagine a scenario where Tachek would have been there in summer, ten years later. It's particularly difficult following Tachek's path after she was displaced from the Texada run by the North Island Princess. She was the vagabond of the fleet, popping up everywhere. I even remember a news story about Bowen Islanders complaining when she showed up there, even though it was only for an evening. She was Hornby's winter ferry for many years. I also recall doing a fan trip on Tachek one summer when the Queen of Nanaimo was down, on route nine. There was no other vessel available, and the plucky little ship was doing a run over to Mayne and Galiano and back. The most recent ferry book I acquired was about the Mayne Queen, recounting her long service in the Gulf Islands. Tachek might never have attained as much affection in any one place, but I'm not sure any BC Ferries vessel had a wider variety of service... particularly when you consider how small she is.
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 23, 2023 21:25:54 GMT -8
Now I am convinced that the Tachek photo I posted above is from Swartz Bay. For my evidence see this picture of the Skeena Queen from 2003 and take note of the mountains on the skyline.
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