The Spirit of Tasmania outbound during a squall. Seen off Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia.
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- The Spirit of Tasmania outbound during a squall. Seen off Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia. Ship spotting at Point Lonsdale and other water activities from Wally on Water.
My son works on the SOT and was on this crossing.
My other son works on the pilot boats there... they are brave as all get out! Me... not so brave as their Mum. But... super proud!
Proud mother indeed.
Bet they can share a few stories. I love traveling on the Spot.. gorgeous boat
Thank you for showing our wonderful ferry, both of them do a fantastic job crossing Bass Strait. They don’t cancel crossings very often 😊
Excellent crewing on this ferry. Much admiration and respect to all of them.
Well done and for out braving the elements yourself.
Wholesome
I was on this ship in 8m swell and captain said just before we went through heads “will be a bit lumpy” massive understatement!
Awesome the captain would of been lovin it sailing in the rough seas. He did a fantastic job
have been to Tassie many times, never on the boat.... next time... even the air is bumpy!!! compared to other flights!! Love Tassie...
I've been on these boats many times and in very bad weather, it always astounds me how the ships stabilization works so well. Thanks for presenting and 872 liked
Totally agree! The quicker it goes the better the stabilisers work.
Thanks for taking us with you. Brings back memories - on P&O liner Strathnaver in 1961, crossing from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) to Fremantle in very heavy seas. Ship was 22,000 tons unladen, no stabilisers and took on seas over her bows which swept all of the foredeck and dashed agains the upper deck (C) windows. Wet towels and sides on the tables did not stop plates sliding off!
Hi DAFF, that is an amazing video, how come you were not blown away. Thank you for entertaining us 👍👍👍👍👍
I sheltered lower down the hill. Still got wet though.
Excellent video in challenging conditions. 👍
I can imagine the captain pacing the bridge, muttering 'Aargh me hearties, there's a storm comin' or words to that effect!!!!
Wow!! What a little beauty❤
Nice one...thought the ship may cancel. Would have been a wild ride!!
There’s no way I’d want to be on that tonight, lol!
That would be one very scary and bumpy crossing. Well done crew!
The Spirit of Tasmania 1 and 2 and extremely safe ships. They have crossed Bass Strait countless times in all sorts of weather. The crews are of the highest standard in training, experience and knowledge of the ships and the sea.
I watched this also and just saw it return safely this morning… ❤
About 20 years ago you could take the ferry from Sydney to Devonport. It took 22 hours. Quite a trip, I was perfectly okay until I had lunch….
Great video, thx 4 posting it!!!!!!!!!!👍
Glad you enjoyed it
@@daff.wallace2267 Yes I did, thx!🛥
Love the Spirit of Tasmania.
Very good camera work!
Glad you like it!
Thanks so much for this footage. We sailed to Devonport in July 1997. I have done many crossings of Cook Strait in New Zealand in all types of weather, so I wasn't too worried on the Spirit. Wrong! It was up there with the worst Cook Strait crossings, compounded as it's a lot longer. Luckily I don't get seasick but I was very scared. I spent my two-week holiday stressing about the return journey and even considered flying to Melbourne and meeting my family there. However, the return journey was incredibly calm and I slept all night. Such a different experience.
a sydney sider. i remember being on stormy crossing a few years back. i was in bow area alone, scared (couldn’t find rest of family), was middle of nite, was like being in repeat powerful lift, very quiet, occasional crash of hitting a wave. better than at back where there was constant engine noise, lots of fellow passengers, but no ups & down. usually doesn’t last that long, mybe an hour or so. scary for me. was even scarier doing quick walk out to open deck. you’re really high up from the water & wonder how you ever get on a lifeboat in those conditions. the howling wind is awesome. must have been taken from Point Lonsdale headland with telephoto lens.
Yes a good lens comes in handy.
One trip on the Princess in the sixties cured my sea journeys forever this has reinforced it never been so sick and I noticed a few others have had the same experience
I know that feeling well. Having a shower in the morning, was violently sick, blocked up the plumbing. Never again by sea
Yes I did it in 1969. I have never felt so sick in all my life. Put me off ships for life.
The Spirits are 10 times the size of the Princess. And i think the old Princess was unstabilised. Can't compare totally different experiences. On Princess I remember going to mens room and one guy was kneeling on the floor with his chin on the Basin. Thought that was funny, then looked at the urinal and two blokes were kneeling on the rungs with their heads on the stainless!
PL has been impressive over the last week!
Shaken but not stirred. Australia has great ship builders. True hero’s. True heroes who kept their food down on this trip.👍🦘🇦🇺
I believe those ships were built in Greece, bought used, and refurbished before being re-commissioned in Australia.
Correct. @@melbguy1
Really cool to see! Thanks Daff!
Glad you enjoyed it! Lars.
Awful weather.... I'm more worried than even when I got married...😅
It is remarkably stable considering the severity of this storm.
Good ships really.
Been waiting for some footage of the seas running at the heads due to the 7 day spell of 60-80 kph NW winds blowing down the western coast of Victoria.
Great pictures especially the still shots at the end. Bet that voyage killed the smell of new paint on the new 'Spirit of Tasmania'.
Nice one David.
Thanks Pat.
I was at point nepean 4 ish years ago, watching the spirit of Tasmania going through the heads , the front of the ship was going under the waves , that's when I decided flying was a better option.
Seems like you learnt a lesson there, four years ago.
My dad is petrified of flying, he always said 'I can swim but I can't fly'
good on you for getting out in that gale to shoot the footage!
Thanks it's a bit of fun, glad i found a sheltered spot it was crowded and wet at my normal spot up on the hill.
Great timing for the Spirit’s journey. Might be a rough crossing!
I think so too!
Pretty ridiculous I reckon to take spirit of Tasmania out in such rough conditions
I did a crossing on the Princess back in 1971 30th June - weather like this. Two of us were waiting for the bar to open after it got 20 miles past the heads - the barman made three of us. Rest of the ship was deserted completely, haha. I think this weather system was worse, though. One crossing on the Spirit a wave tipped all the bottles out of the bar shelves - that was a pretty rough crossing too, again, not as bad as this one would have been.
I seem to have heard similar stories to yours before, least you got quick bar service at that 2:1 ratio of manning. LOL.
Sweet vid and well done for braving that rotten weather
Did anyone notice the missing lifeboat? Both Spirits have 2 lifeboats on each side.
I'm Tasmanian born rem the old Prince Able Tasmanian ferry s back the 60s70s boy them days was nothing like to days traveling the bass strait believe me you soon know the difference there was more sea sickness than you LL ever amagine as now it's all smoothly depending weather wise I haven't been on the new ones as yet maybe one day good experience but still costly but you'll never be bored enjoy it viewers a trip life time 👍👍👍👍👍
Great video thanks for going to the trouble well done. You must have a good quality HD camera?
Yes I have. A cannon DSLR with a good lens.
She seems to be coping quite well!
Great video Buddy ,
Glad you enjoyed it.
Have made many trips on the Spirit. Always tried to fall asleep before going through the heads out of Melbourne. Hoped to sleep if it was rough.
Looks a smidge bow-heavy?
I'm due to travel on the Spirit this coming Sunday. I get terrible motion sickness on the crossing even when conditions are mild. I'm so glad all that wild weather will be over.
Yeah I get sea sickness as well. Best bet is to take sea sickness medication and lie in bed before the ship leaves the Heads.
@@melbguy1 Dramamine makes me very weird in the head, but I find the Sea Bands (acupressure bands) work quite well. Still have to spend the whole time lying in bed.
@@bluewren65 Interesting. Not that i'm planning on a sea voyage anytime soon. But I wonder if there is a naturopathic or homeopathic remedy available in lieu of big pharma drugs? That said, the only reason i'd sail on the Spirit of Tasmania is if I was entering Targa Tasmania & needed to transport my car on the ferry. Otherwise i'd rather fly and hire a car instead.
Bass Strait the ratio to wave height to period between the swells is about 50 to 1. I read this written by someone(on the internet) who worked on the large derick barges brought over from the U.S. during the construction and lifting of the Esso oil platforms onto the jackets placed on the sea bed.
I rember coming from tassie on the old Pot in 69 70 worst storms to hit bass straight bloody terrible same year the noongar sank from memory
Been on a ferry like that in rough weather - never again -
everyone got seasick except the cabin crew.
I've never been so sick in my life before or since.
I went across on the Princess of Tasmania in 1969. It was ROUGH and a memorable horrible experience!! Seasick beyond belief. Never again.
...and thats the smooth bit..not the most pleasant crossing anyway ..but today it would be horrific...and the smell of vomit lol ..keep you eyes on the horizon they say...there it is..now its gone and repeat thanks for sharing
barman for the last time, stirred not shaken!!
I hope there is more life boats on the other side of ship?
Extraordinary! Check BOM Cape du Coeudic (Kangaroo Island, South Oz) wave graph for Saturday 31 August & Sunday 1 September 2024. Wave in excess of 45 metres recorded. 🥴
I feel seasick just looking at this ...and it's not even out of the Heads.
The weather was horrendous yesterday and I was wondering how the Spirit of TAS might be faring.
I sure hope folks didn't ship their animals across in this weather, terrifying for dogs and cats locked away below deck, without the comfort of their owners. Very unsettling for horses too.
I'm getting seasick just watching. 😂😂
Extreme weather, gale force 120- 160 kph winds in the Otways causing the Spirit,s bow to be pushed up and down. Experience of a lifetime: sorry I was not aboard.
hell yeah, im on board in a few weeks
And this is before the rough stuff in the Strait !
Why is there a missing life boat on starboard side?
Well spotted, off for servicing I gather.
My mum is on that 👍🙏
Going to be a lumpy ride but they are good ships.
How is that there is a lifeboat missing on the starboard side?
only 1 life boat on the starboard side ??? i wonder what the regs are concerning this ?
Plenty of liferafts still there if needed.
Who videos this voyage? Anybody knows?
I don’t envy the Pilots getting off this ship!
Is there a life boat missing?
Spent the last week thanking heaven I wasn't on the ferry through the night. Sunday night was insane, think we got blown a few feet closer to the mainland! 🤢🤢
Omg !
There seems to be a life boat missing!!!
We are Australians - we can swim - don't need no stinkin boat
Was removed by request of my daughter so as she had a view from her crew cabin porthole.😂 j/k, it’s being serviced.
@@gisme4648 very funny, I like it.
@@KerinCrowe I am also an Australian and live in Melbourne and glad it now sails from Geelong as we don’t have to worry about it anymore when we go yacht racing.
A couple of Greenies there.
"Hold onto your hats!"😀
Does the Spirit Of Tasmania require a pilot when entering and leaving the Heads ?
They have ticketed skippers for the Bay and heads and Devonport.
The Vommit Commet will be missed.................. said no one ever.
Why does there appear to be a lifeboat missing on the starboard side of the ship?
Probably being serviced. There are plenty of liferafts onboard and not that many passengers being winter.
Did you taken the photos on fb weather obsessed page, from same place. Blow being on that without taking 3 seasick pills. 😊😮
No , but there were plenty of people there taking phots near me.
Where is the other two life boats?
Suprized it was allowed to leave. Winds at night reached 140kmph.
There would have been plenty of seasick passengers aboard.
Glad i’m not on that crossing! 😱
The Queenscliff ferry was rough today at 1pm but not like that, just went across the heads that was enough.
Okay inside the heads, as seen not the case at or outside the heads. Hope you had a good trip on your ferry .
@@daff.wallace2267 yes just inside the heads, but I have bee out in Bass straight in rough weather on HMAS Torrens in the 70’s. Anyone not on watch had to stay in their bunks with the straps across you to hold you in. Bass straight can be very extremely rough.
Hi daff,how do I send you a photo.
Find me on email. daffindogtown@gmail.com
Is that missing a lifeboat? Seems like there'd be room for another one there.
How many knots ?
Around 25-30 knots at that time.
Don’t rock the boat baby!
Definitely wouldn’t want to be on this crossing that’s for sure .Did a crossing on a big cruise liner years ago across the Tasman Sea in rough weather ,was the worst trip ever .Good Luck
I did a trip on a containership years ago to the east coast of the USA the part in Bass Strait was the roughest of all the days aboard.
@Vesna-vj7hv "worst trip ever" hey? Reminded me of the lyrics of this . . . towards the end of this classic song.
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Man made weather modifications?
Agree
missing a life boat
You have to do the ferry at least once in your life.
Did the Princess years ago. Wiser now.
@@carolynrose9522 Pity they got rid of the Cat now that would have been a ride..
Wouldn’t they cancel the journey in bad weather like that
Last nights was.
I hope they don't run out of barf bags.
I’m guessing 2
We do not know if the ship arrived.😅
All good!
I distinctly remember crossings on the "Princess of Tasmania".No stablizers and free breakfast (if you could stomach it).
Only drivers were allowed down to the vehicle deck but, my father sneaked me down to have a look.There was a semitrailer embedded into the front of a chrysler valiant-it's engine sitting where the driver is postioned.
Wow! thats a stand out memory.
I don't like this video as I have lost to many meals on these boats. 9 hours of that every Friday or Saturday night...... dread....
😂 you poor thing
Have feed a lot of fish on this crossing
Thats nothing seen worse way worse
Yes indeed i have seen worse myself. Lots of stills of them with waves over the bridge.
no horses on board this time i hope.
This is old footage from few yrs ago
Taken on 2/9/2024, hot off the memory card so to speak.
🤢
Pointless having tourism if the ferry service cannot accommodate demand. It’s well past time that the service was privatised and routes open to competition
Given that it's is subsidised by the Federal Government, to a significant degree, I doubt that a private or listed enterprise would be sustainable.
Did it make you feel better that someone 'bit' to your remark?
@@BillSaltbush thank you for caring 😀 All the ferry’s that cross the English Channel are privatised and given the level of demand I would think this service is a prime candidate even if a transactional subsidy is needed. Its freight that funds the service, passengers are just the cream on the top.