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Sydney JetCats
View of the ferry Sea Eagle in Sydney Ferries Corporation livery
Class overview
BuildersInCat
Operators
Completed3
Active3
General characteristics
TypeCatamaran
Length34.8 metres
Beam10 metres
Propulsion2 x MWM TBD260 V16s
Speed30 knots
Capacity268 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

Name Date in service Fate
Blue Fin 16 July 1990 sold to SuperCat Fast Ferry Corporation as SuperCat 36, renamed St Benedict[7][8]
Sir David Martin 21 December 1990 sold to SuperCat Fast Ferry Corporation as SuperCat 38, renamed St Dominic[7]
Sea Eagle 19 March 1991 sold 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. ^ a b c Manly Jet Cat Sea Eagle living in Kazakhstan Yacht & Boat 29 June 2011
  8. ^ Blue Fin / SuperCat 36 Ferries of Sydney