LAKE  GENEVA
mpvVev at Geneva
photo: Jean Vernet
mvGG at Montreux
MPV Vevey alights her passengers at Geneva Mont-Blanc pier after the historic winter timetabled sailings 122-123 from Geneva to Nyon
substitute mv Général-Guisan
fresh from overhaul with flags flying calls at Montreux pier on sailing 38 vice the usual motor paddle vessel

C G N    Winter Timetable
Sunday 29th February 2004

First winter timetabled paddle vessel
sailing of the century from Geneva

P R O V I S I O N A L
  mv
Général
-Guisan
MPV
Vevey
 
sailing number 38 122 sailing number
    lunch
cruise
 
Genève Jardin Anglais - 12:20   Genève Jardin Anglais
Genève-Pâquis - 12:30 Genève-Pâquis
Versoix - 13:10 Versoix
Coppet - 13:30 Coppet
Nyon - 14:00 Nyon
Lausanne-Ouchy 12:30   - Lausanne-Ouchy
Pully 12:40 - Pully
Lutry 12:46 - Lutry
Cully 13:00 - Cully
Vevey Marché 13:25 - Vevey Marché
Vevey La Tour 13:30 - Vevey La Tour
Clarens 13:44 - Clarens
Montreux 13:50 - Montreux
Territet 13:55 - Territet
Château de Chillon 14:00 - Château de Chillon
Villeneuve 14:08 - Villeneuve
Le Bouveret 14:30 - Le Bouveret
St-Gingolph 14:43 - St-Gingolph
next sailing 39 123 next sailing
  mv
Général
-Guisan
MPV
Vevey
 

  MPV
Vevey
mv
Général
-Guisan
 
sailing number 123 39 sailing number
St-Gingolph - 15:35 St-Gingolph
Le Bouveret - 15:47 Le Bouveret
Villeneuve - 16:08 Villeneuve
Château de Chillon - 16:14 Château de Chillon
Territet - 16:21 Territet
Montreux - 16:30 Montreux
Clarens - 16:35 Clarens
Vevey La Tour - 16:50 Vevey La Tour
Vevey Marché - 16:55 Vevey Marché
Cully - 17:29 Cully
Lutry - 17:41 Lutry
Pully - 17:47 Pully
Lausanne-Ouchy - 18:00 Lausanne-Ouchy
Nyon 14:15   - Nyon
Coppet 14:40 - Coppet
Versoix 14:55 - Versoix
Genève-Pâquis {15|25} - Genève-Pâquis
Genève Jardin Anglais {15|30} - Genève Jardin Anglais
Genève Mont-Blanc  ## 15:30 - Genève Mont-Blanc
next sailing - - next sailing
  MPV
Vevey
mv
Général
-Guisan
 
This timetable shows the paddle steamers normally
planned to operate the sailings,
but the sailing rosters are liable to alteration on a day by day basis

Alterations for Sunday 29th February
   MPV Vevey operates sailings 122-123 vice mv Henry-Dunant
   mv Général-Guisan operates sailings 38-39 vice MPV Vevey
   This arrangement avoided the need to send the motor vessel light from
    Ouchy dock to Geneva just for one short public sailing from Geneva to
    Nyon and return

  It is understood that the last time it was possible to make an 'out and back' winter sailing from Geneva by paddle steamer was on Sunday 3rd April 1938
  also the last winter departure from Geneva by a paddle steamer from Geneva to Lausanne took place on Friday 8th April 1938
Variation to the timetable on Sunday 29th February
##  Owing to the low level of the lake and a strong wind
      the captain diverted the motor paddle vessel with over
      100 passengers on board to Mont-Blanc pier on return
      sailing 123
      Clearly, no-one wanted to risk a repeat of Friday 12th April 2002


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