Parking on WA State Ferries
Last weekend we took the Port Townsend to Coupeville ferry, with a reservation and got there early. We like to that because we usually get placed in the front row with a great view.
We were loaded on the left side at the front very close to the upper side bulkhead of the ferry. Before we were off-loaded, a deck hand knocked on my window and said that he had screwed up and placed a car very close to our left rear corner, and that he would help me maneuver. He directed me forward with my front left tire just grazing the mooring cleat as he had me turn slowly to the right, without having my tail swing hit the adjacent car or the upper bulkhead. It was a matter of inches at the front and side. We had two entire lines of vehicles blocked if we failed. I can't imagine the chaos of an entire row of tightly packed cars backing up to clear my escape.
I'll play a more active role in my positioning next time.
We were loaded on the left side at the front very close to the upper side bulkhead of the ferry. Before we were off-loaded, a deck hand knocked on my window and said that he had screwed up and placed a car very close to our left rear corner, and that he would help me maneuver. He directed me forward with my front left tire just grazing the mooring cleat as he had me turn slowly to the right, without having my tail swing hit the adjacent car or the upper bulkhead. It was a matter of inches at the front and side. We had two entire lines of vehicles blocked if we failed. I can't imagine the chaos of an entire row of tightly packed cars backing up to clear my escape.
I'll play a more active role in my positioning next time.
