Cepheus Leader is Away!

simianspeedster · 03-29-2013, 07:36 PM

The Cepheus Leader just pulled out of Bremerhaven. It's scheduled to arrive in Port Hueneme on 4/26. For anyone else on the West coast who missed the Toreador, let's hope this our ship!

gregthegr8 · 03-29-2013, 10:48 PM

Fingers crossed you get on that one. I have a good feeling about it...and not just cause I found that boat. The only problem is you may not know til Monday morning due to lag and weekend like we had last week.

simianspeedster · 03-31-2013, 02:12 AM

The ETA to Southampton is supposedly about an hour from now and the ship is slowing down considerably near the inlet passage to the port. Maybe she needs to wait for another ship to clear out. Dump some Bimmers on those Brits quickly and get back on your way, Cepheus Leader!

simianspeedster · 04-01-2013, 10:52 AM

She's back out to sea. Next destination: Panama Canal on 4/13.

gregthegr8 · 04-01-2013, 11:24 AM

Now we just need to make sure you're on it! Wondering if you've already called your dealer. Just know that they usually won't have the name of the boat, but they'll have the arrival date into Port Hueneme, which makes things pretty easy to then do the math.

simianspeedster · 04-02-2013, 12:00 PM

Errrrr, never mind. Just found out I'm still chillin' at the port.

I might have made it aboard Bess this morning, though that seems unlikely. Also, two ships, Asian Vision and Torino, leave Bremerhaven on 4/6 for the West Coast. Bess makes a few more stops than the other two, so all 3 ships are scheduled to arrive in Port Hueneme on 5/1. There's no way my car should arrive later than that!

simianspeedster · 04-06-2013, 12:14 PM

Well, guess what folks? I just received confirmation that I'm on Cepheus Leader after all. Talk about a great way to start the weekend!!!

gregthegr8 · 04-06-2013, 12:15 PM

I told you!!!!

simianspeedster · 04-06-2013, 12:22 PM

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I told you!!!!

Haha! I knew that was coming! Check your inbox, dude.

simianspeedster · 04-10-2013, 10:29 PM

Cepheus Leader is back on the map, zipping between the British Virgin Islands and Anguilla at a heady 17 knot clip. She's supposed to approach the Panama Canal on Saturday morning (PST). Is anyone else aboard? Playing solo shuffleboard is getting old!

gregthegr8 · 04-10-2013, 10:30 PM

Pick me up!!!! I'll wait in Panama since rumor has it our boat is turning around? Or perhaps Kouper is playing the meanest April Fools joke of all time.

simianspeedster · 04-10-2013, 10:33 PM

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Pick me up!!!! I'll wait in Panama since rumor has it our boat is turning around? Or perhaps Kouper is playing the meanest April Fools joke of all time.

Dude, he's messing with you big time. Take a shot and vow revenge!!!

gregthegr8 · 04-10-2013, 11:19 PM

See, you don't want on our boat. It's like a bad frat house and if you fall asleep, people will draw crudely drawn penises on your forehead.

simianspeedster · 04-11-2013, 12:02 AM

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See, you don't want on our boat. It's like a bad frat house and if you fall asleep, people will draw crudely drawn penises on your forehead.

That's not so bad. Some guy on my boat is starting to talk to himself. What a weirdo!

gregthegr8 · 04-11-2013, 01:24 AM

Hmm, that seems totally normal...to me at least. Apparently you're on the boat of mutes or monks who have taken a vow of silence. Quiet boat you got there. Clearly we have the party boat. See beach photos as proof, at least the ones we could post.

PFol310 · 04-12-2013, 10:45 PM

Got a F30 on that boat..

Can't wait!

simianspeedster · 04-12-2013, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by PFol310

Got a F30 on that boat..

Can't wait!

It's a big boat - I didn't see you there. Any other castaways?

PFol310 · 04-13-2013, 12:18 AM

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Got a F30 on that boat..

Can't wait!

It's a big boat - I didn't see you there. Any other castaways?

Lets hope the jet stream pushes it faster so we get sooner!

simianspeedster · 04-14-2013, 02:29 AM

Cepheus Leader was anchored briefly outside the canal entrance, but she's currently headed into the first locks -- go, go, go!

gregthegr8 · 04-14-2013, 09:21 PM

Literally, as I was about to eat dinner, I checked to see where our boat was, which was still off radar, so I checked to see where your boat was, and it was showing as IN the last lock. And I happened to snag these pictures as I must have pulled it up 30 seconds before it set off.

Boy, look at all the stars out tonight in the Panama Canal!

simianspeedster · 04-15-2013, 01:17 AM

Nice catch, Greg. Jeez, there are so many stars out that you can barely see the ship!

That was a pretty quick pass through the canal. The ship is already out of range. As I recall from my last order, we now enter the void where there's not much tracking data available until the ship closes in on San Diego. If everything goes to plan, Cepheus Leader should surface again next Tuesday.

PFol310 · 04-15-2013, 01:40 AM

Thats awesome Greg! Thanks

03-29-2013, 07:36 PM	#1
simianspeedster Captain 61 Rep 631 Posts Drives: 2020 840i Coupe Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Vast Interwebs... iTrader: (0)	The Cepheus Leader just pulled out of Bremerhaven. It's scheduled to arrive in Port Hueneme on 4/26. For anyone else on the West coast who missed the Toreador, let's hope this our ship!
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03-29-2013, 10:48 PM	#2
gregthegr8 Admiral of the Fleet 265 Rep 3,551 Posts Drives: Cars Usually Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (5)	Fingers crossed you get on that one. I have a good feeling about it...and not just cause I found that boat. The only problem is you may not know til Monday morning due to lag and weekend like we had last week.
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03-31-2013, 02:12 AM	#3
simianspeedster Captain 61 Rep 631 Posts Drives: 2020 840i Coupe Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Vast Interwebs... iTrader: (0)	The ETA to Southampton is supposedly about an hour from now and the ship is slowing down considerably near the inlet passage to the port. Maybe she needs to wait for another ship to clear out. Dump some Bimmers on those Brits quickly and get back on your way, Cepheus Leader!
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04-01-2013, 10:52 AM	#4
simianspeedster Captain 61 Rep 631 Posts Drives: 2020 840i Coupe Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Vast Interwebs... iTrader: (0)	She's back out to sea. Next destination: Panama Canal on 4/13.
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04-01-2013, 11:24 AM	#5
gregthegr8 Admiral of the Fleet 265 Rep 3,551 Posts Drives: Cars Usually Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (5)	Now we just need to make sure you're on it! Wondering if you've already called your dealer. Just know that they usually won't have the name of the boat, but they'll have the arrival date into Port Hueneme, which makes things pretty easy to then do the math.
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simianspeedster Captain 61 Rep 631 Posts Drives: 2020 840i Coupe Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Vast Interwebs... iTrader: (0)	Errrrr, never mind. Just found out I'm still chillin' at the port. I might have made it aboard Bess this morning, though that seems unlikely. Also, two ships, Asian Vision and Torino, leave Bremerhaven on 4/6 for the West Coast. Bess makes a few more stops than the other two, so all 3 ships are scheduled to arrive in Port Hueneme on 5/1. There's no way my car should arrive later than that! Last edited by simianspeedster; 04-02-2013 at 01:45 PM..
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04-06-2013, 12:14 PM	#7
simianspeedster Captain 61 Rep 631 Posts Drives: 2020 840i Coupe Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Vast Interwebs... iTrader: (0)	Well, guess what folks? I just received confirmation that I'm on Cepheus Leader after all. Talk about a great way to start the weekend!!!
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gregthegr8 Admiral of the Fleet 265 Rep 3,551 Posts Drives: Cars Usually Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (5)	I told you!!!!
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04-10-2013, 10:29 PM	#10
simianspeedster Captain 61 Rep 631 Posts Drives: 2020 840i Coupe Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Vast Interwebs... iTrader: (0)	Cepheus Leader is back on the map, zipping between the British Virgin Islands and Anguilla at a heady 17 knot clip. She's supposed to approach the Panama Canal on Saturday morning (PST). Is anyone else aboard? Playing solo shuffleboard is getting old!
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gregthegr8 Admiral of the Fleet 265 Rep 3,551 Posts Drives: Cars Usually Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (5)	Pick me up!!!! I'll wait in Panama since rumor has it our boat is turning around? Or perhaps Kouper is playing the meanest April Fools joke of all time.
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04-10-2013, 11:19 PM	#13
gregthegr8 Admiral of the Fleet 265 Rep 3,551 Posts Drives: Cars Usually Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (5)	See, you don't want on our boat. It's like a bad frat house and if you fall asleep, people will draw crudely drawn penises on your forehead.
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04-11-2013, 01:24 AM	#15
gregthegr8 Admiral of the Fleet 265 Rep 3,551 Posts Drives: Cars Usually Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (5)	Hmm, that seems totally normal...to me at least. Apparently you're on the boat of mutes or monks who have taken a vow of silence. Quiet boat you got there. Clearly we have the party boat. See beach photos as proof, at least the ones we could post.
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04-12-2013, 10:45 PM	#16
PFol310 Private First Class 5 Rep 127 Posts Drives: 328i en route Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Torrance, CA iTrader: (0)	Got a F30 on that boat.. Can't wait!
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simianspeedster Captain 61 Rep 631 Posts Drives: 2020 840i Coupe Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Vast Interwebs... iTrader: (0)	Cepheus Leader was anchored briefly outside the canal entrance, but she's currently headed into the first locks -- go, go, go!
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04-14-2013, 09:21 PM	#20
gregthegr8 Admiral of the Fleet 265 Rep 3,551 Posts Drives: Cars Usually Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (5)	Literally, as I was about to eat dinner, I checked to see where our boat was, which was still off radar, so I checked to see where your boat was, and it was showing as IN the last lock. And I happened to snag these pictures as I must have pulled it up 30 seconds before it set off. Boy, look at all the stars out tonight in the Panama Canal!
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04-15-2013, 01:17 AM	#21
simianspeedster Captain 61 Rep 631 Posts Drives: 2020 840i Coupe Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Vast Interwebs... iTrader: (0)	Nice catch, Greg. Jeez, there are so many stars out that you can barely see the ship! That was a pretty quick pass through the canal. The ship is already out of range. As I recall from my last order, we now enter the void where there's not much tracking data available until the ship closes in on San Diego. If everything goes to plan, Cepheus Leader should surface again next Tuesday.
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04-15-2013, 01:40 AM	#22
PFol310 Private First Class 5 Rep 127 Posts Drives: 328i en route Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Torrance, CA iTrader: (0)	Thats awesome Greg! Thanks
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