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Post by Olympic Ferries on Oct 10, 2018 12:02:16 GMT -8
BC Ferries' Salish Eagle approaching Tsawwassen Terminal - 6 September 2018
The Salish-class ships are so beautiful! They really stand out against a backdrop like this, just flat water and mountains. I hope to be able to ride and enjoy the Eagle someday. |
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Post by Nickfro on Oct 11, 2018 10:42:39 GMT -8
Link to notice HERE. I'm trying to understand this better. Previously refueling occurred Saturday evenings at Tsawwassen. Now it has been changed to Wednesday evenings at Swartz Bay, or is this an additional fuel stop? Saturday afternoon schedule still shows the Salish Eagle at Tsawwassen for multiple hours which makes me think two separate stops are required for whatever reason. . .
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 7, 2018 22:15:44 GMT -8
BC Ferries' Salish Eagle just underway from Sturdies Bay terminal, Galiano Island - 6 September 2018
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 10, 2019 11:06:03 GMT -8
I rode Salish Eagle twice in the past few days, on the Comox - Powell River route. Here are some still photo views from my trip. Comox departure:  Untitled by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr As a ferry fan, I don't like much about the Salish class ships. The lack of sheltered open-air view spots is a big gripe by me.  DSC00219 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr I was the #1 car to exit from the Garage Deck, so here's my vantage point view of that:  Untitled by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr  Snapshot - 6 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr  Snapshot - 1 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr ----------- From above Brooks Secondary School, in Powell River:  Untitled by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr With North Island Princess:  DSC00367 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr ----------------- Arrival at Westview, seen from the Spirit Square:  20190709_202725 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr Arriving at Comox at end of the service day:  20190709_215702 by Mike Bonkowski, on Flickr |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 10, 2019 11:24:33 GMT -8
This is a music-video for the "Salish Song."
The Salish Song is a simple melody of two alternating notes, in endless repetition. I use the song to help in meditation to allow me to focus on safely leaving the garage deck of a Salish Class ship.
Bob Dylan wrote that "All I've got is a red guitar, three chords and the truth." All the ferry had was a red eagle wrap, two notes and that's the truth.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Feb 27, 2020 19:49:42 GMT -8
Has Salish Eagle and Salish Orca switch routes? I am asking because they haven’t been servicing the route they original put on for a year.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2020 16:24:34 GMT -8
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Post by aidanperret on Dec 27, 2021 16:28:12 GMT -8
Salish Eagle passing Texada heading to Westview March 2019.  |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Jan 13, 2022 0:45:03 GMT -8
Salish Eagle is at Esquimalt Graving Yard.
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Post by WettCoast on Aug 29, 2022 19:53:51 GMT -8
Lots of foot passengers & cyclists disembarking from the Salish Eagle, on a summer Sunday morning, @ Sturdies Bay, Galiano Island.
14 August 2022
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Sept 11, 2022 0:08:02 GMT -8
Salish Eagle has resumed being the main route 9 vessel based out of Long Harbour after a week at Tsawwassen, Friday September 9 and Saturday September 10 being the secondary vessels out of Tsawwassen
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Post by WettCoast on Dec 7, 2022 9:48:20 GMT -8
Salish Eagle underway from Tsawwassen for southern Gulf Island destinations. There were forest fires at the time smoking up the skies and giving this photo an orangy cast ...
17 September 2022
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Post by Ollie on Apr 26, 2023 19:55:14 GMT -8
Currently 4 out of 6 of the outside doors on Salish Eagle are broken. Almost every time I have been on the Salish Eagle at least some of the doors are broken, and even if they are working they are so slow. Are the doors ever going be replaced on the Salish Eagle?
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Post by Neil on Apr 26, 2023 20:20:40 GMT -8
Currently 4 out of 6 of the outside doors on Salish Eagle are broken. Almost every time I have been on the Salish Eagle at least some of the doors are broken, and even if they are working they are so slow. Are the doors ever going be replaced on the Salish Eagle? How are they broken? Can you not get in or out? |
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Post by Ollie on Apr 26, 2023 20:28:49 GMT -8
Currently 4 out of 6 of the outside doors on Salish Eagle are broken. Almost every time I have been on the Salish Eagle at least some of the doors are broken, and even if they are working they are so slow. Are the doors ever going be replaced on the Salish Eagle? How are they broken? Can you not get in or out? 3 doors (the big blue doors) are stuck closed and pressing the button does nothing, 1 door is stuck open and cannot close. 3 of 4 of the inner doors also have broken buttons but they can open manually. |
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Post by Ollie on Sept 27, 2023 18:15:53 GMT -8
Salish Eagle's doors are still broken. I know I am complaining a lot about these doors but these really are the worst doors ever! It is so annoying when I am trying to get to the outside deck quickly and almost all the doors are completely broken, and the ones that do work are so slow! There aren't even signs on the Eagle which means you have to press the button on every single door and wait while nothing happens. They have been broken like this for so many years and nothing has been done to fix them! At least they don't beep loudly anymore.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Mar 16, 2024 20:51:15 GMT -8
Salish Eagle is back to complete the final trip from Tsawwassen to Southern Gulf Island tonight.
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Post by Ollie on Mar 21, 2024 18:23:28 GMT -8
Salish Eagle's doors have finally been replaced. They are slightly faster and have bigger buttons.
I tested all the new doors and two of them already don't work...
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Post by Ollie on Mar 23, 2024 13:36:51 GMT -8
Here is a video recording of one of the new doors. I like how these new doors have handles so you can open them even if the button fails.
Still, 30 seconds to get through a door is too long...
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Post by Neil on Mar 23, 2024 20:50:06 GMT -8
Here is a video recording of one of the new doors. I like how these new doors have handles so you can open them even if the button fails.
Still, 30 seconds to get through a door is too long...
Ollie, I hope that you'll accept my light hearted nomination for an award for Ferry Nerdery... your video of a ferry door.  True ferry nerds don't miss anything... |
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Post by Dane on Mar 24, 2024 18:13:42 GMT -8
It isn't beeping. How will I keep myself from getting injured by this fast moving door.
I really enjoy the Salish class for what they are but those explicitive doors are the worst. Hopefully these new ones increase reliability from the 50% average that seemed to be the case on all four Salish boats.
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Post by northwesterner on Mar 25, 2024 20:54:06 GMT -8
It isn't beeping. How will I keep myself from getting injured by this fast moving door. I really enjoy the Salish class for what they are but those explicitive doors are the worst. Hopefully these new ones increase reliability from the 50% average that seemed to be the case on all four Salish boats. Canada's pervasive culture of safetyism indicates that you will be unable to keep yourself from being injured by that door. |
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on May 2, 2024 15:37:44 GMT -8
Salish Eagle now has black railings at the ends of vessel.
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Post by Ollie on May 2, 2024 15:42:49 GMT -8
Salish Eagle now has black railings at the ends of vessel. What do the black railings actually do? I assume the Salish Raven will also get black railings and new doors in its next refit. |
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