AE entered the Gatun lock at 4:12am.

 

Wow, you're amazing!! Thanks for tracking for us!! Great pictures!

 

+1

 

Glad I was around to catch the pics for ya.
I have some of the Pedro Miguel & Miraflores locks as well, but been busy and will post later today if they are wanted.

 

hmmm let me thi.... YES!!!! we cant thank you enough Tharkun!!

 

any idea where the AE is at now??
how fast can this ship go, doesn't it have a turbo, or is it
supercharged. LOL

 

The WW ships have max speed of 19 - 21 depending on the year of the ship. Usually they average 15 -18, so you can estimate 350 to 400 miles per day.

Have been super busy for the las couple of days, will try to get the pics of her passing thru the last set of locks posted tonight/early morning..

 

Sorry about being so late in posting these.

In the far distance is the Pedro Miguel lock, AE is the ship on the right.

 

THANKS YET AGAIN THARKUN!!

 

does anyone know if the AE has docked in
California yet ?

 

I think it was mentioned that it delayed and will arrive tomorrow Oct. 29 instead.

 

im not sure when the tracking said it would arrive in cali on the 28th, from the first time i checked it, it had always said it would arrive on the 29th!

 

SCHEDULE OPTIONS
PORT HUENEME, CA U.S.A. 29/10/2007 30/10/2007

 

Here she is.

 

wow, you area life saver tharkun...

 

Nah no big secrets, just having tracked enough of the WW ships to the west coast, can usually guess within a few hours of when they will appear on the AIS maps.

 

so when do you think it will reach the port?

 

This is a pic of the port, there are two RO/RO docks. When this pic was taken it just happed that both ships in port were WW ships.
There is no live cam at the port, so no live action shots.



As for when AE will arrive in port, rather a guessing game since she is scheduled to arrive and depart on different days. She could be scheduled to arrive
late tomorrow, explaining the departure the following day.
Once she leaves the Baja coast area, depending on traffic as she nears the port, it is usually an 8 - 12 hour trek to port. So only way to know is to
watch the AIS map, and once she is underway and headed north, then it will be easier to estimate an arrival time.

 

ooo... how long does it take the car to go from the boat to the VDC on average? or based on your expert knowledge

 

Awesome!! It's getting close!

 

This was the location of AE this morning about 6am. She is now off of the maps, so she should be moored at the dock in Port Hueneme.
Unless AIS has just lost her for now, if she does not show back up on the map within a few hours then she is in port.

 

From the pier to VDC is a short distance, and have no info how they are transported from pier to VDC. Would assume they are loaded on transport trucks, so like less than an hour travel time I would guess.

As for delivery time from VDC to your dealer, in the past deliveries to your dealer average 7 - 9 day, but as usual, that is just my observations and just an estimate.

 

Heya,

I haven't been here long but i really appreciate the time the veterans of this forum take to help out people in 1st gear. I mean come to think of it: no one has to but they all pretty much do

So uhmmm here i go: The newbie helper of the year nomination from my side is

:impatient

*silence*




THARKUN!

Everyone's been great and Tharkun goes the extra mile in my opinion in helping out new users with questions and tracking the boats. He doesn't have to do it but tracks boats and puts out screenshots and camshots.


Edit: Not sure what the prize is yet but

 

i would like to second that nomination! i seriously couldnt have made it through the whole shipping experience without the patient helpfulness that tharkun provided all of us...

 

Thank you for the very kind comments, they are truly appreciated.
After having gone thru the process with Skeeter and spending many hours finding info, seems a waste to not use it. But lately I have other projects
that take up the spare time, so I may need to just concentrate on just the west coast shipments.

As for miniphatty idea for a "prize" I'll settle for a lunch at Ivar's seafood bar on Pier 54. One thing I do miss about WA is there are no fast food fish
bars in this area. I just learned that they opened an Ivar's bar in Santa Clara, so will have to make a trip over in Skeeter and give it a try.

Also ghosthound you are close enough, perhaps we can meet some weekend in Stockton, it is half way fr both of us and share Mini stories.

Since AE has not appeared back on the maps, she must be in port. She could depart anytime after midnight, and once she has , the WW site will
update by showing PH in "red". Unlike the boarding in SH, there will be only one "time" for discharging of all the Minis.