Great Lakes Sailing - Welland Canal HD time-lapse

The Welland Canal is a ship canal in Canada that runs 42 km (27.0 miles) from Port Colborne, Ontario on Lake Erie to Port Weller, Ontario on Lake Ontario. As part of the St. Lawrence Seaway, the canal allows ships to traverse the Niagara Escarpment and avoid Niagara Falls.

FOR THE SPRINKLERS QUESTION HERE IS YOUR ANSWER:
"Hogging is a term used when a vessel is bent up in the middle due to any number of factors. On the Great Lakes this happens to vessels in hot weather where the upper part is heated more than the submerged part. That's why you see boats with sprinkler systems spraying cool water over the decks to reduce this hogging.

FOR THE YELLOW BOOM THAT LOWER IN THE FRONT OF THE SHIP HERE IS YOUR ANSWER (COPY FROM COMMENT):
It's a safety check to prevent damage to the lock gates by making sure no part of the bow extends over the gates which could cause damage to the gates when the ship is lowered. In the down position, the sensor cable on the yellow gate is slightly below the top of the gates. If it touches anything in it's travel then some part of the bow is too far forward and the ship will have to reverse slightly .

[andrewlister]

I’m from the UK and have visited NOTL a few times and always visited the final lock at Port Weller - spent many hours watching the ships and chatting to the crews as they transited the lock - great memories

[mohammedelsheikh]

This is amazing.
First time to hear about this canal.
Literally the ship went downstairs.

[macthewind]

Thank you for not feeling the need to add music... Just the view was plenty

[Weesel]

The mechanics and principles of the gates are simple. Elegant and magical in their simplicity. Thanks for posting.

[plutoniusis]

during the summer I bicycling from Port Weller to Welland almost every weekend , some time all the way to Port Colborne and back, lowed the trip, never tired of, great exercise  and always something to enjoy to see, great video, thank you!

[emilyphillips]

I showed this video to my grandchildren, age 6 and 8 and they were mesmerized. They watched till the end.

[FarAway]

@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.

[TWTexasA]

It’s an incredible experience going thru the massive locs connecting the Great Lakes, I’ve been thru the ones connecting Huron and Superior in the Sault Ste Marie locs…what a great experience it was 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[JohnJames-zckq]

Been up and down the Welland Canal many times when i sailed with Canadian Pacific in the 1960s, great times then, wish i could go back.

[mitchelltopolinsky]

I live literally 400ft to the right of the last bridge, and I slip my boat in the marina just outside the last bridge! Grew up here all my life yet never seen the canal system from start to finish. Such a cool video ❤️

[mcfritter]

i pass over the skyway in St Catherine's every day. I love seeing the big ships go through the locks. thank you for the video

[conniewheels]

Fantastic! I have gone to the Welland Canal since I was a child and always wondered what it would be like to go through it on one of these massive boats. My Dad always explained how the Canal worked in great detail and was so accurate. It will always be a favorite memory of mine. Great job!

[edwardpoling]

Get this man a beer.. how he squeezed that ship into that tight of a channel, without hitting anything is truly impressive 👌

[JohnJames-zckq]

I remember once when we were berthed at the Robin Hood Flour Mill, some local people came down in their cars and offered anyone who wanted to go a trip to Niagara Falls for the day, what great hospitality shown to us British Seamen.

[donnachace-larson]

That is amazing! Some of those locks look like it is a matter of inches on both sides of the ship! Thanks for sharing this video!

[bohhica]

Thanks! Living in land lock Texas you don’t get to see this awesome engineering accomplishment. Great video! 👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[CanadianKnights]

so glad to see a timelapse with no cheesy NCS background music! i would give two likes if it were possible.

[daveh]

Thanks! I've watched many ships enter and exit the canal at Port Colborne, but this is the first time I've seen a ship transit the whole canal.

[akmooreland]

Thanks so much totally enjoyed this lived and worked different parts of the canal Never travelled the whole length. Great video

[MrVsTH]

I continue to be amazed at the video gold on youtube that I find nearly 9 years after it was uploaded. What an awesome video. Thanks.