FerryCast
Weekday · peak summer
Scheduled departure
Actual departure
1 min early
5 comparable sailings
Of the 3 that filled: 1 provably left vehicles behind, 1 filled and still took everyone — the tightest kind of success — and for 1 nobody has said either way. The split is broken down under “How the 5 went.”
The board reported on 5 of the 5; camera frames or line reports sharpened 4 of those.
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How the 5 went
- Space the whole time 2 · 40%
- Ran out of room 3 · 60%
- Left vehicles behind 1 camera · line
- Took everyone anyway 1 board + line
- No one has said 1 board only
- Cancelled 0 · 0%
“Took everyone anyway” is the board’s capacity notice resolved by someone who was in the line — the margin nobody can otherwise see.
“No one has said” means the vessel was seen to run out of room and nobody has reported whether that cost anyone their crossing. One report from that line settles it.
More than one kind of evidence — camera frames, the board, or first-hand reports.
19 sailing(s) had no usable record and are excluded.
See the 5 dates
| Date | Time | Outcome | Left behind | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | 16:55 | made it | no | heavy |
| 2026-09-01 | 16:55 | made it | no | heavy |
| 2026-08-31 | 16:55 | filled up | no | heavy |
| 2026-08-27 | 16:55 | filled up | no one has said | overflowing |
| 2026-08-26 | 16:55 | filled up | yes | overflowing |
The outcome is about the vessel — whether it ran out of room, which the board can see and no camera can. “Left behind” is about the approach road, which only a camera residual or somebody in the line can see; “no one has said” means neither did, which is not the same as no. Peak is how full the compound got; older sailings show a vehicle count, and a “+” there means the queue ran past the edge of the camera frame.
When did the queue build?
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NW 5–15 kt Chance of showers
Forecast
On the water
Wind light becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots late overnight then becoming light Friday morning. Wind becoming northwest 5 to 15 early Friday evening.
Issued 36 days ago · Environment and Climate Change Canada, Strait of Georgia - north of Nanaimo · Tonight and Friday.
At Saltery Bay
Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind southeast 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 12.
Issued 37 days ago · Environment and Climate Change Canada, Powell River · Tonight
From the line
No one has reported this sailing.