2013 CLASSIC BOAT FEST VICTORIA

on sept 1 myself DON BROWN RICK GARCIA went to the 2013 classic boat festival in victoria. on this day we came for the sail past wich starts from the inner harbour to ogden point and back. there were  65 of total 86 boats that took part. but some of them did not come back like the tall ships HMCS ORIALE PACIFIC SWIFT and PACIFIC GRACE. the ones that came back were the ones turned around at ogden point. the boats that were interesting to photograph during the sail past were the MESSENGER III , MIDNIGHT SUN DAVID B and the OLYMPUS. but there was one boat that made this event worth wile was the 1890 built tug ELMORE wich is now  privately owned and based in PORT LUDLOW WA. i use to see this tug at the tugboat races in olympia and seattle many years ago. but it was a suprize to see her there and she looks to be in great shape. the place we go to photograph the boats in the sail past is at laurel point in the inner harbour  wich gives us great vieu of them and they come close by so that gives us great photos of the boats. the event started at 11am lasted to 1pm so we took alot of boats during the sail past and if you like classic boats this event is for you. it happens on the labour day weekend and the sail past happens on the sunday at that time. i have been going to this classic boat fest for the last 3 years or so and there is always something in this event that makes it worth wile

                                                                MESSENGERIII  

                                                                             

                                                                   OLYMPUS

                                                                   ELMORE

       

CRUISE SHIPS IN VICTORIA

During the month of july i made two trips to VICTORIA to photograph the cruise ships docking at ogden point. the first trip was on july 6 with my dad and we went to this point in esquimalt named MACAULAY POINT PARK wich is on macaulay point and the land is leased  from dnd to the city of esquimalt . the park has a great vieu of ogden point and juan de fuca strait. the cruise ships arive bettween 5pm to 7pm. but the on this day the first one was at ogden point by 5.15pm wich was the OOSTERDAM then right behind her was the NORWEGIAN PEARL and the last one was the GOLDEN PRINCESS wich arived at 6.05pm.
all 3 of these ships came close to the park so we had a great vieu of them and see them dock at ogden point

                                                       

                                  OGDEN POINT DOCKS

then on july 21 i made my second trip to VICTORIA i was with world ship society members RICK GARCIA and DON BROWN  to photograph the GRAND PRINCESS wich was ariving at ogden point at 11am so myself rick don went onto the ogden point breakwater to wait for its arival. so wich the GRAND PRINCESS came very close to us and gave us good photos of her ariving from alaska. but there were other cruise ships arived earlier in the day they were the REGATTA and the SLIVER SHADOW . but we were more interested in the GRAND PRINCESS because she starts her alaska cruises from san fransisco. ogden point breakwater is a great place to photograph ships in and out of ogden point and VICTORIA HARBOUR. but its only good from about 8am to 1pm thats the best times to photograph from there and the breakwater has railings alllong the way and benches to sit and see the vieu from the end wich i thought was great. so overal VICTORIA has good places to see the cruise ships in there port doring the season

                                      GRAND PRINCESS

                                    GOLDEN PRINCESS

                                  NORWEGIAN PEARL                    

                                                                     

                                        OOSTERDAM 

                                         

                                                          ROBERT ETCHELL PHOTOS