List of HSC ferry routes

This is a List of high-speed craft ferry routes.

Many routes are operated by catamarans, as catamarans are a faster craft than a similar sized monohulls. In the 1990s monohull HSCs with capacity for cars and buses have taken over many routes.

Catamarans

Europe

HSC Villum Clausen
On the way from the shipyard of Austal Ships in Australia to Rønne in Denmark the ferry had a top speed of 47,7 knots and an average of 43,4 knots, and on 16 and February 17 2000 it had reached 1063 sea miles within 24 hours, hereby setting the world record which was then written in the Guinness Book of Records.
It is in service between Rønne in Denmark and Ystad in Sweden.

HSC Leonora Christina
It is Danmarks largest catamaran and it is in service between Rønne in Denmark and Ystad in Sweden.

The HSC Tanger Jet II is a catamaran that provides ferry service between Tanger and Tarifa. She ist the largest and fastest ferry in the Mediterranean Sea

The Victoria Clipper IV is a catamaran that provides ferry service between Victoria and Seattle

The HSC Thundercat 1 is a catamaran that provided ferry service between Tarifa and Tangier up to 2008. After she was sold to a Greece ferry operator and was renamed to HSC Mega Jet.

The HSC Tanger Jet is a catamaran that provides ferry service between Tarifa and Tangier

The HSC Halunder Jet is a catamaran that provides ferry service between Hamburg, Wedel, Cuxhaven and Heligoland

The HSC Nordic Jet is a catamaran that provides ferry service between Tallinn and Helsinki Sister ship: HSC Baltic Jet

The Stena HSS 1500 is a catamaran that provides fast ferry service at 40 knots (74 km/h) across the Irish sea

The Starship Express is a 300 passengers catamaran traveling between Long Beach, California and Catalina Island

• BornholmerFærgen - Denmark to Sweden
  • Villum Clausen Rønne-Ystad, 47,7 knots. Passenger Car Ferry (1055 passengers and 215 cars).
  • Leonora Christina Rønne-Ystad, 40 knots. Passenger Car Ferry (1400 passengers and 357 cars).
• Stena Line HSS class 1500 (High-speed Sea Service)
  • Stena Voyager - Stranraer to Belfast
  • Stena Explorer - Holyhead to Dún Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland
• Stena Line HSS class 900 (High-speed Sea Service)
  • Stena Carisma (Stena Line Express) - Gothenburg, Sweden to Frederikshavn, Denmark
• Stena Line (Incat 81 m catamaran)
  • Stena Lynx 3 - Fishguard, UK to Rosslare, Republic of Ireland
• Jonathan Swift operated by Irish Ferries between Dublin, Republic of Ireland and Holyhead, United Kingdom
• Condor Ferries - United Kingdom to the Channel Islands and France.
  • Condor Express
  • Condor Vitesse
  • Condor 10
• Brittany Ferries - UK to France
  • Normandie Express - Portsmouth to Cherbourg and Caen
  • Normandie Vitesse - Poole to Cherbourg
• P&O Express, P&O Irish Sea running between Troon, Scotland or Cairnryan, Scotland and Larne, Northern Ireland.
• Red Funnel - Southampton, United Kingdom to Cowes, Isle of Wight.
  • Red Jet 1, Red Jet 2, Red Jet 3 and Red Jet 4. All passenger-only catamarans.
• Isle of Man Steam Packet Company - Douglas to Liverpool, Belfast and Dublin
  • Manannan
• Wightlink - Portsmouth, United Kingdom to Ryde, Isle of Wight.
  • Our Lady Pamela, Wight Ryder 1, Wight Ryder 2, FastCat Shanklin and FastCat Ryde. All passenger-only catamarans.
• Manche Iles Express - France to the Channel Islands.
• A number of high-speed catamarans are used as ferries from Piraeus to various islands of the Aegean Sea, including Crete. See for example Highspeed run by company Hellenic Seaways [1].
• Catamaran service between Malta and Pozzallo in Sicily operated by Virtu Ferries
• Pentland Ferries - Gills bay, Scotland to St. Margarets Hope in Orkney

Americas

• SeaStreak operates a high speed ferry service with four 400 passenger catamarans and one 149 passenger catamaran between Central New Jersey and Manhattan. From April to November they offer trips from Central New Jersey to New Bedford, Massachusetts and Martha's Vineyard on two 149 passenger boats.
• MBTA Harbor Express operates two 149-passenger catamarans connecting Quincy, MA and Hull, MA with Downtown Boston and Logan Airport.
• Interstate Navigation operates the Athena between Point Judith, RI and Block Island, RI.
• The Salem Ferry connects Salem, MA and Downtown Boston in 45 minutes, sailing at over 30 knots (56 km/h).
• Vineyard Fast Ferry operates high-speed service between Quonset Point, North Kingstown, RI and Martha's Vineyard with the Millennium, a 400 passenger high-speed catamaran with service speed of 35 knots (65 km/h).
• The Victoria Clipper IV of Clipper Navigation, Inc. provides ferry service between Victoria and Seattle.
• Arnold Transit Company provides passenger service to Mackinac Island with its fleet of 3 high speed catamarans.
• Catalina Express provides daily service to Catalina Island from San Pedro, Long Beach, California and Dana Point, California.
• Catalina Flyer out of Newport Beach, California is a 500 passenger high-speed catamaran to and from Avalon, California on Santa Catalina Island.
• Lake Express running between Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Muskegon, Michigan
• The Cat, a high speed car ferry running various routes between Canada's Atlantic provinces and the mainland, which includes a line between Portland, Maine in the United States and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in Canada.
• New England Fast Ferry- Operates between New Bedford MA, and Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs on the Island of Martha's Vineyard. nefastferry.com
• The Jet Express Fleet A fleet of four high-speed water-jet–powered catamarans serving Lake Erie Islands South Bass and Kelleys' from Port Clinton and Sandusky, OH.
• Catamaran service between Seattle and Bremerton onboard the Rachel Marie with the Kitsap Ferry Company
• SeaBus ferries linking North Vancouver and Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia.
• CNM Evolution, high-speed passenger & vehicle catamaran that travels between Rimouski, Quebec, Canada and Forestville, Quebec, Canada. The ferry travels across the St. Lawrence River, and can accommodate 175 passengers, 30 vehicles while travelling at speeds up to 30 nautical miles (56 km) per hour. The boat was built in Norway and has 2 2,800 hp engines. The ferry service is operated by Traverse Rimouski-Forestville.
• Aqualink catamaran ferry between Alamitos Bay and Long Beach Harbor in Long Beach, USA.
• Baylink catamaran ferry between Vallejo and San Francisco.
• Conferry provides service between Puerto La Cruz and Margarita Island in Venezuela with its fleet of 2 HSC's, "Carmen Ernestina" and "Lilia Concepción".
• The T&T Express and the T&T Spirit, both owned by the Trinidad and Tobago government, are two HSCs that provide a daily ferry service between Trinidad and Tobago.

Asia, Oceania

• SSTH Ocean Arrow
• FoilCat, FlyingCat and Tricat operated by Turbojet Ferry, running between Hong Kong and Macau. (Turbojet also operates a fleet of hydrofoils, mainly Boeing Jetfoil. FoilCat is in fact a hybrid of hydrofoil and catamaran.)
• CityCats, ferries running along the Brisbane River in Queensland, Australia.
• Fantome Cat, Reef Cat, and Sunbird, operated by Sunferries, running between Townsville, Queensland, Australia, and Magnetic Island.
• Fantasea catamaran ferries operating from Shute Harbour, Queensland to Hamilton Island, Hamilton Island Airport, Lindeman Island, Whitehaven Beach and Reefworld on the Great Barrier Reef
• Multiple companies offering HSC services to the 11 most populated islands in the Philippines
• Tangalooma express a high speed resort transfer vessel in Brisbane Queensland which is capable of 35 knots (65 km/h)

Africa

• The Sikhululekile ferry commissioned and operated by Robben Island Museum runs between Robben Island and Cape Town ferrying visitors to and from the island. The fast ferry is based on an existing design by Damen Shipyards in Holland and is the first vessel of its kind to be built and operated in Southern Africa.

Monohull HSCs

• Super SeaCat

Hydrofoils

Further information: Hydrofoil#Current operation