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Sailings cancelled for a 2nd day on new Vancouver-Nanaimo ferry service (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/britishcolumbia@lemmy.ca
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Hullo also says it will operate reduced schedule until end of August

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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Pretty disappointing. I was hoping to use them this week instead of Harbour Air.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    But it's not unexpected. The wind out on the water right now is pretty brutal. If you've lived on the island for any time at all you'd know that weather is a major factor... even the big shoes that BC Ferries use are impacted by the weather conditions.

    Better they err on the side of safety....

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The celebration boats are terrible in the wind. The spirits and queens are so much better.

    I think once we get newer boats with actual coastal capability again, we'll be fine.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Unless you're talking about passenger comfort, you're wrong. The Coastal class ships are excellent in heavy winds and can dock safely in winds 10+ knots higher than the single ended ships like the Spirits or the Queen of New Westminster (saying queen in general is useless as it covers ships that have nothing in common with each other). The Coastal class has its fair share of issues, but when the winds get above 40 knots as they have the past week I would much rather be on a coastal going into Tsawwassen than anything else.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I had passage booked to Vancouver yesterday and had to change plans to go to Horseshoe Bay instead. Not a gigantic deal, but added almost an hour each way to the trip.

    For sure an inauspicious start for Hullo.

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