Great Lakes Sailing - Welland Canal HD time-lapse

[Ansel297]

Wow, I never realized there were that many locks to go thru. Great Video. Could be enhanced with a bit of background music.

[graperonto]

I rode one of the Tall Ships going southbound from Port Weller to Port Colborne once. Interesting watching a boat going northbound.

[theplaid1]

you skipped quite a bit there, from basically dain city to just past allanburg lift bridge, i was hopping to see the ferry dock in port robinson where i grew up, still an interesting vid there bud

[graperonto]

@theplaid1 Yeah, I noticed that too. I'm from Port Colborne and I noticed that as soon as the ship passed where the old Welland Canal went, it skipped all the way to Thorold. Now, granted there's nothing much to see (but it would have been cool to see where the two tunnels in Welland pass).

[vaughnstubeyou]

This is one of if not the best videos I have seen on YouTube. Not only do we see how the locks work, but various types of bridges as well. Absolutely fascinating and informative on a subject I was aware of but had never seen in action. Thank you so much.

[janmadytay]

You got lucky below 4 no upbound...

[grannycali]

Having lived in St. Catharines, Ontario from 1970-1978, the Welland Canal is a wonder of engineering that one takes for granted - I would visit it from time to time and watch the boats but never fully appreciated the marvel it is - thanks for posting video of the entire locking process - it is truly amazing.

[shandysmum]

thanks so much,.... I spent many hours collecting coins from the ships,... even had some penpals with the sailors,... - thanks!

[murrellsean]

Very nice video indeed! I live in St. Catharines and I have always dreamed of working on the ships. This is probably the next best thing!

[861Sailor]

I liked this: We locked through the Welland Canal in 1964 aboard HMCS Lanark; it took about eight hours, as I recall, and we linehandlng the entire way. I remember some of the landmarks in this video.

[efraimen1]

Great work. it brings me back to 1959 when I sailed through the sea way for the first time with a small general cargo ship and the last time in 1967 with bulkcarrier carring steel rolls from Holland and grain back to Europe. it was always exiting and very interesting trips.

[damar1963]

Enjoyed your video very much My father in law was captian on the iron ore ships. Will show this to his great grandchildren. This will help them to understand what he did.

[lloydmelon]

Totally awesome. Smart investment the Govnerment made

[mychoicealfred6]

EXCELLENT - nicely shot video - used to live in Canada and saw some of these locks - amazing. Warm regards from Malta.

[RustyRazor2010]

6:18 - That has to be the first time I've ever seen a train hold up a ship. Funny!

[lloydmelon]

Awesome man!

[pjmurphyify]

I lived in Port Colborne and Dain City for about 3 years, it was facinating to watch the ships in the Canal and this video brought back some very nice memories, to see this large great lakes vessel enter the canal through Port Colbone and pass right by my old home was fun to watch.

[IamDaCook]

I live in Port Colborne & I'm pretty sure that was me at the Clarence St. bridge (first one in the video) swearing at the boat for holding me up LOL This is a great video. Thanx for posting it!

[skiinglover11]

I get stuck at the Queenston st bridge all the time heading to N-O-T-L, brutal in the morning when you are already late! How long does it take to do the whole canal?

[coopd47]

Thanks for a great, and informative video!

[picrijogil]

What a fantastic video ! I've lived in Buffalo for a short while, but have never gone to see the canal.

Imagine how much cooler it would be though to take the ship straight off the Niagara Falls ;-)

[RichieEvansFan]

I was born in Buffalo and had many Italian relatives who lived in Ontario so I am quite familiar with the canal. Spent more than one sunny afternoon watching the ships pass through. This is a cool video -- my cousin from St. Catherines/Toronto shared it with me.

[aurelius999]

What a fabulous video. Thank you so much for creating it. Awesome. My mother mentioned to me a few times skating on the Welland Canal, but that would have been probably in the 1920's or 1930's. Mike in Ottawa

[aurelius999]

@aurelius999 - Sorry! It was the Trent Canal.

[FarAway418]

@aurelius999 I get so many comments from people who appreciate my videos, thanks for taking the time of telling me you like the video. Wish you the best.

[3horsefan]

I have a new respect for the captains of these ships!

[jeyvr]

WOW !!! amazing J.

[cobbledick1616]

No wonder the bridges seem to go up so early.............those ships really move fast! lol

[Coleridge208]

Great video! I've been stuck at the Lock 1 bridge many many times.

[beatfreek22]

Great time lapse video!!!!!

[oceanciana]

Thanks FarAway418 for your quick response....I guess you have lots of in between time on the ship.

Very interesting....I moved to St. Kitts 4 years ago and sometimes watch the ships pass by at Lock 3. Have a good day! Smooth sailing....

[oceanciana]

Interesting video.....what kind of cargo does the ship carry? Do they charge tolls to take the ship through all those locks?

[FarAway418]

@oceanciana Coal, coke salt, ore, rock, ... any kind of dry bulk. Going to the canal isn't cheap, not sure how much.

[IceMystDesigns]

Awesome video! Great to see this trip from the perspective of a large ship. I've only been through the canal on a 36' cabin cruiser. Very cool indeed!

[ahtnamas07]

@kajamy3 you might as well just go over the falls

[kajamy3]

This is a great video! Thanks for posting it. Silly question perhaps but what would happen if there were no locks? If the water/canal just went from lake to lake?

[sailrjim]

all of those locks produce a tremendous drop in elevation! Any idea how much of a drop it is from beginning to end?

[5oldschoolbcrich]

@sailrjim the drop is near 200 feet, Niagara Falls is 180 feet

[1SAAM11]

@sailrjim Approximately 330 Ft

[railpast]

Amazing video, like being on board.



[railpast]

Amazing video, like being on board.

[amosjsoma]

Your videos have excellent photographic quality. What camera do you use?

[FarAway418]

@amosjsoma Samsung HMX series, video quality is good but the sound is very bad, it records a continuous buzzing sound coming from the mechanic inside the camera. it can be corrected with an editing software.

[PBDubai56]

The water spray is to cool the deck in order to prevent the ship being too deep in the locks. (If the decks are hot the ship "hogs" or bends length-wise due to the cooler temperature of the underwater hull)

[mmbmbmbmb]

Thank you for bringing back amazing memories! Great Video!

[theedit123]

8:10 favourite bridge

[Sammerd1]

i'll bet this gets really boring after a while for the sailors.

[theedit123]

why did you cut out the By-Pass and Allanburg bridge?

[slantly]

I like watching the ship rise and drop in the lock.

[FarAway418]

The water spray help to keep the ship and cargo cool.

[bigkiwimike]

Is water being sprayed onto the deck of the ship?