Ocean Vector
This is the 547 foot Spirit of Vancouver Island crossing Georgia Strait heading for Active Pass, which allows the big ferries to pass between Mayne and Galiano Islands en route to the Swartz Bay terminal on the tip of the Saanich peninsula on Vancouver Island. The pass is very active and pods of whales are often seen there as well as myriad other wildlife. It is a truly beautiful trip, which takes 1:35h
I find it interesting the ferry is visibly NOT heading straight for the opening of the pass. I imagine there are currents in the strait, which calls for some sort of vector to be plotted. This could also be a curvature of the Earth optical illusion though.
This is shot from about 2000 feet on a beautiful clear day from a de Havilland Otter operated by Harbour Air.
The S-Class Ferries, Spirit Class Ferries or Super ferries are the largest ferries in the BC Ferries Fleet.
There are two Spirit Class Ferries—The Spirit of British Columbia (built 1993) and the Spirit of Vancouver Island (built 1994). These two ferries were built in separate parts by a variety of different shipbuilders in British Columbia, and they were fully assembled in North Vancouver.
The vessels are largely the same in layout and characteristics. The Spirit of British Columbia underwent extensive internal renovations in 2005. In January 2006, similar renovations on the Spirit of Vancouver Island were completed.
* Overall length: 167.57 m (547 ft)
* Gross tonnage: 18,747.44 tons
* Car capacity: 470
* Passenger & crew capacity: 2,100
* Service speed: 19.5 knots (36 km/h)
* Power: 21,394 hp (16 MW)
These vessels operate exclusively on the Highway 17 (Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen) route. The Spirit of British Columbia is based at Tsawwassen, while the Spirit of Vancouver Island is based at Swartz Bay.
Ocean Vector
This is the 547 foot Spirit of Vancouver Island crossing Georgia Strait heading for Active Pass, which allows the big ferries to pass between Mayne and Galiano Islands en route to the Swartz Bay terminal on the tip of the Saanich peninsula on Vancouver Island. The pass is very active and pods of whales are often seen there as well as myriad other wildlife. It is a truly beautiful trip, which takes 1:35h
I find it interesting the ferry is visibly NOT heading straight for the opening of the pass. I imagine there are currents in the strait, which calls for some sort of vector to be plotted. This could also be a curvature of the Earth optical illusion though.
This is shot from about 2000 feet on a beautiful clear day from a de Havilland Otter operated by Harbour Air.
The S-Class Ferries, Spirit Class Ferries or Super ferries are the largest ferries in the BC Ferries Fleet.
There are two Spirit Class Ferries—The Spirit of British Columbia (built 1993) and the Spirit of Vancouver Island (built 1994). These two ferries were built in separate parts by a variety of different shipbuilders in British Columbia, and they were fully assembled in North Vancouver.
The vessels are largely the same in layout and characteristics. The Spirit of British Columbia underwent extensive internal renovations in 2005. In January 2006, similar renovations on the Spirit of Vancouver Island were completed.
* Overall length: 167.57 m (547 ft)
* Gross tonnage: 18,747.44 tons
* Car capacity: 470
* Passenger & crew capacity: 2,100
* Service speed: 19.5 knots (36 km/h)
* Power: 21,394 hp (16 MW)
These vessels operate exclusively on the Highway 17 (Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen) route. The Spirit of British Columbia is based at Tsawwassen, while the Spirit of Vancouver Island is based at Swartz Bay.