From mechanical arms to painted numbers on the car deck, Josh Yeung害羞草研究所檚 ferry models display precision down to the smallest detail.

His latest model of the Kahloke - which provides service between Denman and Hornby islands - even has three flags at the top of the mast: a Canadian flag, a Province of B.C. flag and a BC Ferries flag.

害羞草研究所淚 did most of it with plastic and cardboard - it害羞草研究所檚 a little bit more flexible. Some of (the modeling) are from memory but I害羞草研究所檝e also taken some pictures,害羞草研究所� explained Yeung. 害羞草研究所淭he crew know me and my camera.害羞草研究所�

Yeung, a Grade 11 student, loves ferries. His passion for them began when he was five years old, and enjoyed taking the two-ferry trip to visit his grandfather on Denman Island when he and his family lived in the Lower Mainland.

More recently, he visited his uncle on Hornby Island where he saw the Kahloke - a ferry unlike any other he had been on. Since then, he has made the trip on that ferry about five times. He spends about two hours a day creating the models, but he doesn害羞草研究所檛 stop there.

害羞草研究所淚 pretty much just want to look at the different ferries and discover the details about each one,害羞草研究所� explained Yeung, who was diagnosed on the autism spectrum and attends an agile learning centre in Langley. Despite travelling back to his home on Vancouver Island, he is constantly planning his next ferry trip.

Yeung recalled a special trip to Port Hardy 害羞草研究所渢hat was pretty much centered around ferries.害羞草研究所� He spends as much time around ferries - taking photos, planning trips, reading books, and working on models.

He also visited Port McNeil where he met some crew members and chatted with them on how to find employment with BC Ferries.

Next year, Yeung is aiming to attend a maritime college to begin formal training, with the goal to start as a deckhand with BC Ferries.

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