Sydney JetCats

Sydney JetCats
View of the ferry Sea Eagle in Sydney Ferries Corporation livery
Class overview
Builders: InCat
Operators:
Completed: 3
Active: 3
General characteristics
Type: Catamaran
Length: 34.8 metres
Beam: 10 metres
Propulsion: 2 x MWM TBD260 V16s
Speed: 30 knots
Capacity: 268 passengers

The Sydney JetCats were a class of catamarans operated by the State Transit Authority and Sydney Ferries Corporation on the Manly service.

History

Three JetCats were delivered in 1990/91 to replace the remaining four Sydney hydrofoils on the Manly service. The 268-seats vessels were built by InCat, Cairns.[1][2]

In December 2008, the State Government announced the JetCat service would cease and called for tenders to operate the service on a commercial basis.[3] The last JetCat service operated on 31 December 2008.[4] JetCat patronage had dropped from 1.5 million passengers per annum in 1994/95 to 400,000 in 2008/09, while ferry partonage on the route rose from 3.7 million to 6.0 million in the same period.

Bass & Flinders Cruises trading as Manly Fast Ferries commenced operating the service on 10 February 2009.[5]

The vessels were sold to a broker, who resold them for three times the price.[6]

Vessels

NameDate in serviceFate
Blue Fin16 July 1990sold to SuperCat Fast Ferry Corporation as SuperCat 36, renamed St Benedict[7][8]
Sir David Martin21 December 1990sold to SuperCat Fast Ferry Corporation as SuperCat 38, renamed St Dominic[7]
Sea Eagle19 March 1991sold to Korea as Arcadia, resold to Kazakhstan[7]

References

  1. ↑ Do you remember the Hydrofoils Part 2 Afloat Magazine July 2007
  2. ↑ Manly Fact Sheet Special Commission of Inquiry into Sydney Ferries
  3. ↑ Calls for Expressions of Interest for Manly Fast Ferry Minister for Transport 9 December 2008
  4. ↑ High and dry as JetCat sails into history Sydney Morning Herald 31 December 2008
  5. ↑ Jet Car Withdrawal and Manly Fast Ferry Commencement NSW Ministry of Transport
  6. ↑ Retired JetCats cause more embarrassment The World Today (Radio National) 10 December 2009
  7. 1 2 3 Manly Jet Cat Sea Eagle living in Kazakhstan Yacht & Boat 29 June 2011
  8. ↑ Blue Fin / SuperCat 36 Ferries of Sydney
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