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Tom

Ferry Departing from Beneath a Ramp

Here’s a view from beneath the Edgartown ferry ramp of the ON TIME III departing the slip for Chappaquiddick Point. Photographer: Erik Gilley, maintenance manager of the ferry.

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Ferry Approach, Beneath a Ramp

April 18, 2013 by Tom

Here’s a perspective on the ferry that no one but an owner of the service, or perhaps a maintenance person, has EVER seen before.

This video, shot from underneath the Edgartown ramp sometime during the effort to reinforce the foundation and repair the ramp itself (mid April 2013), shows the ON TIME III approaching the slip from the middle of the harbor and docking.

We’re pretty certain that the videographer is maintenance manager Erik Gilley, who recently dove beneath the ramp to funnel concrete into a void along the foundation. But we’ll correct ourselves if we are wrong.

You can tell how little space there is under here. Imagine bringing a camera with you and shooting as you see the ferry come toward you! Imagine CONTINUING to shoot as the captain reverses her engines to slow the ferry down, and all that frothing backwash comes at you!

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Chappy Point during Hurricane Sandy

January 11, 2013 by Tom

About the time of high tide, 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 29, 2012.

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Maintenance, Launch, and Heading Home, 2012

November 9, 2012 by Tom

After undergoing a ten-day-long maintenance program and biennial inspection by the Coast Guard in October 2012, the forty-three-year-old ON TIME II returns to the water at the Tisbury Marine Railway in Vineyard Haven. She then heads out into Vineyard and Nantucket sounds for the five-mile trip home to Edgartown and Chappaquiddick. This is the longest trip either ferry makes all year.

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Wearing AMITY Name Board

September 16, 2012 by Tom

During JAWSFest (August 9-12, 2012), the ON TIME II wears AMITY name boards as she did in the first, second and fourth JAWS films. Thanks to John (Spurs) Trainor for shooting and posting this video of a famous little ferry in one of her more famous roles.

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Driver’s Point of View (with Kids)

September 14, 2012 by Tom

A mom narrates from behind the wheel as a young family makes its first trip over to Chappaquiddick.

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Strong Tides II, 2008

September 8, 2012 by Tom

A year after the Patriots’ Day Storm opens South Beach to the sea in 2007, the ON TIME III (departing Edgartown) and ON TIME II (departing Chappaquiddick) are carried to the south on a strong ebb tide. Since the opening, the tides in Edgartown harbor have “reversed” direction — this is a falling tide.

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Discussion of Ferry Book and Movie, 2012

September 6, 2012 by Tom

Tom Dunlop, author of THE CHAPPY FERRY BOOK, discusses the book and ferry with Robert Tankard, host of the MVTV talk show TANK TALK.

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Ferry Crosses in a Strong Tide, 2007

September 6, 2012 by Tom

Two months after the Patriots Day Storm of April 16-17, 2007 opens South Beach to the Atlantic Ocean, the ON TIME III cuts her way across a strong tide running through the entrance to Edgartown Harbor. Captain Brad Fligor at the helm.

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CHAPPY FERRY BOOK


THE CHAPPY FERRY BOOK:
Back and Forth Between Two Worlds ~ 527 Feet Apart
By Tom Dunlop, with photographs by Alison Shaw, and a short film on DVD by John Wilson

Available at island book stores.

VINEYARD SEA HISTORY

Available at island book stores.

Ferry Schedule

  • Winter: Continuous operation from 6:30 am to 10:00 pm, then 11:00 pm to 11:15 pm
  • Summer: 6:30 a.m.– midnight
  • On call after hours for emergencies only

Summer Schedule: starts on the Thursday before Memorial Day and continues through the Saturday in mid October when the MV Derby ends.

Winter Schedule: starts on the Sunday after the MV Derby ends and continues through the Wednesday before Memorial Day.

Fares

  • Passenger: $5 round-trip.
  • Car and driver: $15 round-trip.
  • Bike and rider $7 round-trip.
  • Moped (includes operator): $9 round-trip.
  • Motorcycle (includes operator): $9 round-trip.
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Notices

  •  Zoom Meeting about Non-Profit ownership of Chappy Ferry.
    Time: Feb 11, 2023 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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  • The ferry runs weather permitting.
  • Put vehicle in park, set brake, shut off engine once aboard, and do not restart until directed by the captain or deckhand.
  • At night, turn off headlights while waiting for the ferry.
  • Passengers must sit once aboard and may not stand until directed by the captain or deckhand.

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