Good info! Obviously, you've done some reseach

I was also thinking about the double-whammy that is extra time spent at the VDC. Not only does it mean it takes longer to get your MINI... it also means the the MINI may have sustained notable damage on the boat

 

I think the sailwx site is showing some improvement now on the ships progress, or am I just imagining this??

We had 40 mph wind gusts all day yesterday I wonder if the UNDINE is fighting those now?

 

I can't access the pictures or the tracking site from work.
If anone has spare time on their hands and wants to check on my ship I'd be ever so grateful!
Mine is aboard the Tourcoing which is a WW line ship. It left Southampton on the 5th and is due to NYC on the 13th.

I haven't tracked it since it left the Southampton port tracking site.
I hope she's not getting sea-sick or anything!

 

Wannab, I tried to look for tourcoing but nothing came up- it showed an old journey from last July is all. But I am not the most technically savvy person with this stuff so someone else might have better luck, I do recall that there was a stage where we were unable to track our Undine and maybe you are still far enough out not to be tracked yet.

I feel like a kid waiting for Santa!!

 

Thanks for trying, cabwy!

 

OK, according to Sailwx, the Undine was at N 45°00', W 050°42' at 18:00, which translates to 1pm est. When I obsessively map this out on Google Earth, it shows 533 miles to Nova Scotia, which is still a hike. Tomorrow is looking unlikely. Grr.

 

At 00:00 on Dec. 19th the Undine is reporting a 45 knot wind from 260, so it is basically a direct headwind, oh and the waves are at like 23 feet. If wind affects boats like it does aircraft then it could be a long last 500 miles.

 

shucks, I was afraid of that, the winds here on Sunday and into Monday were really powerful. I hope they secure our minis well,,,, 23 ft waves!!!

 

Okay, according to the vessel tracker it looks like Undine's scheduled stops have been adjusted to reflect their problems with high winds at sea:

Halifax 12-11
New York 12-13
Baltimore 12-15
Charleston 12-17
Brunswick 12-18

Hang in there, Mini's!!

 

(BTW, I updated the first post with your new info!)

 

I keep catching myself thinking of our mini's at sea, buffeted by harsh winds and then I start humming Hang On Sloopy..... I was born and raised in Ohio. So! It is official, unless something changes after I see him/her my mini has now been named -------

~~~~ Sloopy ~~~~


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvEPAKBt2N8

 

My wife and I are waiting for a similar "epiphany" resulting in the perfect name for our MINI as well!

Congrats on finding a unique name!

 

It's now due into NYC on the same day as Tourcoing, the ship my MINI is on, is due there.

 

If they just teleported our MINIs to the dealership this would not be a problem.

 

The weather forecast is calling for more high winds in the area, wonder if that will affect the ship's progress again?
On the bright side it looks like the Undine is closer to land and maybe protected from the winds......

 

So in an attempt to answer you question....of how long from port to dealer...so many variables...for me...QUICK....ship arrived Brunswick on Sunday Dec 7, but I'm sure had to wait till 12/8...VDC is closed on Sunday.
TODAY...Wednesday, 12/11....MY MINI HAS ARRIVED AT DEALERSHIP!!! YIPPPEEEEEE..... Will be picking her up tomorrow
Basically 3 days for me from final port to dealer........hang in there.....there is absolutely NO tracking your MINI once "discharged" from the ship at final port...... BE STRONG.
.

 

Wow! That's really quick!

If mine makes it through that quickly, I may just have it in time for Christmas!

BTW, Thanks for the info, and Congratulations... and post some pics when you get a chance.

 

Thanks for the Congrats....no one answered posts for my production week or my ship....even though you were a different ship....it was nice to be able to go back and forth with someone who understands the obsession. Anyway...I did a lot of research, and found some good info that I am passing along....
Port of Halifax...
http://www.portofhalifax.ca/english/...tusreport.aspx Gives you current info on ship schedules.
NY Port (really in NJ) try www.firstnynj.com You have to be windows based in order to access...will not work on a Mac, which I found out. Best I found is Marinetraffic.com, but is AIS tracking, so only works when ship is close to the port...and Vesseltracker.com....you can use it along with Google earth to track ships real time at any port....you can search by ships name...but again, AIS...so must be within a certain distance to the port for it to appear. If you are going on to Charleston Port....
www.port-of-charleston.com/Vessel_schedule.asp for Charleston arrivals...
Brunswick was more difficult and complicated....if you need that, let me know. Might be best to use Vesseltracker.com or Marinetraffic.com.
Good Luck!!! Hope Christmas comes early for you. I'll post photos and hope you do the same. Thanks again for letting me ride on the coattails of your ship.

 

Well, I'm glad you could participate since no one responded to your threads about Week 46 or the Toledo. That's really strange.

And I'm glad you could pave the way for our MINI in a couple weeks and get my hopes up that the VDC and dealer will get it to me in time for Christmas. I told my wife it's her Christmas present, so it would be nice for it to get here. Oh, and we have a road trip planned to the Dragon for just a few days after Christmas, so the MINI is kind of an integral part of that


I'll check some of those sites when I get a chance. I just checked Halifax, and sure enough, the Undine is scheduled for early tomorrow morning:


No problem... and I'm looking forward to the pics of your new MINI.

I'll definitely be taking and posting plenty when ours arrives... hopefully some on the Dragon, as well.

 

[QUOTE=Blainestang;2586072]Well, I'm glad you could participate since no one responded to your threads about Week 46 or the Toledo. That's really strange.

And I'm glad you could pave the way for our MINI in a couple weeks and get my hopes up that the VDC and dealer will get it to me in time for Christmas. I told my wife it's her Christmas present, so it would be nice for it to get here. Oh, and we have a road trip planned to the Dragon for just a few days after Christmas, so the MINI is kind of an integral part of that




Congrats to your wife as well! What a Great Christmas present!
And a road trip to top it all off! Not familiar with the Dragon....
what part of the states are you in? My only confirmed road trip as of
now is driving off the dealers lot... which I am happy to settle for....
for now.

 

Yeah, it should be a great present for both of us! We're both looking forward to it... probably me even more than her

The Dragon is a section of US 129 that has 318 curves in just 11 miles!

It's in Tennessee/North Carolina, and there is an annual MINI get together there... and it is very popular with many other Motorcycle and Car groups.

Here's the section of NAM for the 2009 MINI's on the Dragon (MOTD) Event:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ay-3-2009-307/


BTW, we're near Tampa, FL, but we've got a family event in Tennessee over New Year's and so we figured we should take the MINI and visit the Dragon while we're there!

 

hey wannab! I was playing around tracking my ship and I spotted yours!! The tourcoing? You are further off of the coast but looks to be last reported off of the Massachusets area..... you are further ahead than our cargo ship...
you probably have seen this yourself but just in case.....
http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/shi...ml?call=9V6488

 

Thanks for the info innimini!!!!! I just checked at port halifax and the UNDINE IS THERE!! WOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!

their exact words is:

in port and moved to Pier 31 @ 1400 hours


Innimini, post here and we will always reply!!

Sloopy is singing,,,, can you hear it??
I'll be home for Christmas,,,,you can count on me.....
please have snow and mistletoe and mini's under the tree.....

 

Yay!... we've officially reached North America

BTW, we'd be unloading and leaving sooner, but this ship is at our pier!

Notice that the Undine is moving into Pier 31 at the same time this one is supposed to leave... 14:00.

So, hurry up SKANDI BERGEN!

 

Hey, thanks, cabwy! I lost track of it since it left Southampton. I could never find it on that site.
It's closer to Maine...too bad they couldn't just swing by and drop off my MINI on their way by!