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Post by WettCoast on Dec 2, 2013 21:19:08 GMT -8
Mr. Cheese is right. There is just one round trip daily at this time of year between Seattle & Victoria. Therefore just one vessel needed. The other two are either laid up or in off-season maintenance. The decision as to which boat is in service may involve matching capacity & operational costs with the demand at this time of year. Are one or two of those boats different in terms of capacity & operating costs (e.g. one seats 120, the others 200 with less crew on the smaller boat)?
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Post by compdude787 on Dec 2, 2013 21:21:03 GMT -8
OK I stand corrected; I didn't look at the schedule. I was just taking a guess.
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Post by SS San Mateo on Dec 2, 2013 21:42:03 GMT -8
Victoria Clipper holds 293 passengers and 5 - 10 attendants for service Victoria Clipper III holds 231 passengers and 4 - 6 attendants for service Victoria Clipper IV holds 330 passengers and 5 - 10 attendants for service Source: www.clippervacations.com/vessel-information/I don't know if attendants is the same as crew or if total crew is more than the numbers mentioned above. |
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Post by WettCoast on Dec 2, 2013 21:44:00 GMT -8
www.clippervacations.com/vessel-information/Okay, I have answered my own question. The Victoria Clipper III is smaller in capacity and takes a smaller crew. I expect they use her in periods of lower demand because operational casts are lower. This is no different than BC Ferries parking the Spirit-class ferries in favour of the Coastal-class at this time of year.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Dec 3, 2013 8:14:38 GMT -8
I think they try to use Clipper IV the most! She is the faster one too I think than Clipper 1!
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Post by compdude787 on Dec 3, 2013 9:12:54 GMT -8
I think they try to use Clipper IV the most! She is the faster one too I think than Clipper 1! Actually both the Clipper I and IV have the same speed (30 knots), but the Clipper III can only go up to 25 knots. |
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Post by chokai on Dec 3, 2013 15:45:00 GMT -8
The Clipper IV used to be gas turbine powered, that was done back in the mid-90's. I remember taking her in '97 and she was screaming fast, those engines gave her 10,000HP and she could do 50+ kts, that's what Koastal Karl was likely thinking about. Those turbines were pulled out some time ago when they became cost prohibitive from a fuel perspective. Not sure round about when that happened but it was in '06 or '07'ish.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Dec 3, 2013 18:16:17 GMT -8
yeah that's what I was probably thinking. Last time I was on the Clipper was 2010 when we went down to catch a cruise out of Seattle. It looked like she was going pretty fast then.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 1, 2014 17:28:06 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Apr 5, 2014 19:35:36 GMT -8
The Ministry of Transportation has extended the leases for Black Ball and Clipper for the terminals in Victoria Harbour.
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 17, 2015 9:55:27 GMT -8
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Post by WettCoast on Jul 31, 2015 16:51:41 GMT -8
Victoria Clipper IV speeds into Juan de Fuca Strait after rounding Ogden Point breakwater, off Victoria - 15 June 2015. Some day I should do a Victoria - Seattle trip on this beast, & then up to Vancouver via Amtrak Cascades.  © WCK-JST by JST, on Flickr
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.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 31, 2015 17:18:01 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? |
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 1, 2015 20:37:38 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? Bump to signify that I have created a separate thread for Victoria Clipper ferries, and moved all posts relating to Clipper into this thread. |
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Post by Barnacle on Aug 2, 2015 16:18:08 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? VC4 is registered in the Bahamas; VC (1) in Curacao, and VC3 is US-flagged. At least, according to LiveShips AIS. |
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Post by WettCoast on Aug 2, 2015 16:56:14 GMT -8
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? VC4 is registered in the Bahamas; VC (1) in Curacao, and VC3 is US-flagged. At least, according to LiveShips AIS. So only VC (3) is used in US domestic service? I assume that there was a VC (2). What became of it? Any photos around of it? |
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Post by northwesterner on Aug 2, 2015 18:23:21 GMT -8
VC4 is registered in the Bahamas; VC (1) in Curacao, and VC3 is US-flagged. At least, according to LiveShips AIS. So only VC (3) is used in US domestic service? I assume that there was a VC (2). What became of it? Any photos around of it? Right. VC (3) is the only vessel that will do Seattle-Friday Harbor trips. There was VC (2). I rode on it once, from Friday Harbor (?) to Seattle. IIRC it was very small. Gone by the early 2000s. flic.kr/p/84GgY8 |
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Post by WettCoast on Aug 2, 2015 20:08:47 GMT -8
Right. VC (3) is the only vessel that will do Seattle-Friday Harbor trips. There was VC (2). I rode on it once, from Friday Harbor (?) to Seattle. IIRC it was very small. Gone by the early 2000s. flic.kr/p/84GgY8Thanks for that speedy & comprehensive reply. |
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 9, 2015 21:15:08 GMT -8
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Post by chokai on Jan 19, 2016 17:19:57 GMT -8
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Jan 19, 2016 19:54:51 GMT -8
So only VC (3) is used in US domestic service? I assume that there was a VC (2). What became of it? Any photos around of it? Right. VC (3) is the only vessel that will do Seattle-Friday Harbor trips. There was VC (2). I rode on it once, from Friday Harbor (?) to Seattle. IIRC it was very small. Gone by the early 2000s. flic.kr/p/84GgY8VC3 (I don't remember when) was doing trips for KCWT between Seattle Pier 50 and Seacrest Dock in West Seattle. |
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Post by dofd on Mar 2, 2017 15:00:34 GMT -8
Clipper Navigation obtains vessel for the Vancouver - Victoria run. Times Colonist
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Post by dofd on Mar 3, 2017 12:28:59 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Nov 13, 2017 15:30:36 GMT -8
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Post by dofd on Nov 13, 2017 16:32:43 GMT -8
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