Condor Ferries is the current operator of ferry services between the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands. The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ...

Condor Express at St Peter Port harbour, Guernsey

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Recent history

Condor Ferries established the first high speed car ferry service to the Channel Islands from Weymouth in 1993 using the 74m Incat catamaran Condor 10. This services was so successful that in the winter of 1993/1994 Condor's parent company, Commodore Shipping, were in the position to take over British Channel Island Ferries (BCIF) which operated conventional ferry services to the Channel Islands from Poole. Upon taking over BCIF Condor moved all passenger services to Weymouth and the BCIF freight service was transferred to Commodore Shipping. The BCIF vessel Havelet ran a conventional ferry service from Weymouth from 1994 alongside the Condor 10. The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ... Weymouth is a town in Dorset, England, situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... International Catamarans, trading as Incat, is a manufacturer of large-scale HSC catamarans based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ... It has been suggested that Catamaran History be merged into this article or section. ... The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ... Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination, situated on the shores of the English Channel, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in southern England. ... Weymouth is a town in Dorset, England, situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

The 1994 season was to be the Condor 10's last on the Weymouth-Channel Island route, as she was to be replaced in March 1995 by the larger 78m Incat Condor 11 but her introduction was delayed when the vessel grounded during the sea trails off Tasmania. Condor 11 was travelling at 36 knots and under the command of Incat managing Director Robert Clifford when she stuck Black Jack Reef some 12 miles off Hobart on 9 October 1994.[1] Between March and May 1995 the Weymouth service was operated by the chartered Seacat Isle of Mann. The Condor 11 finally entered service on the 18th May 1995, she lasted one season on the route before being redeployed to Cat-Link in Denmark. Weymouth is a town in Dorset, England, situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast. ... Alternative meaning: Channel Islands of California The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ... International Catamarans, trading as Incat, is a manufacturer of large-scale HSC catamarans based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ... International Catamarans, trading as Incat, is a manufacturer of large-scale HSC catamarans based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ... Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Condor's next vessel was the Condor 12 a 81m Incat which ran between Weymouth and the Channel Islands for the 1996 season. Condor 12 was redeployed to Holymans new Ramsgate-Ostend service and renamed Holyman Rapide. International Catamarans, trading as Incat, is a manufacturer of large-scale HSC catamarans based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ... Weymouth is a town in Dorset, England, situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast. ... The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Ramsgate is an English seaside town on the Isle of Thanet in East Kent. ... The esplanade with the Thermae Palace, the former Royal Residence and the casino For other uses, see Ostend (disambiguation). ...

1996 was the last year that the Havelet remained in regular serive with the company. In 1997 Condor 12 and Havelet places on the Channel Island run was taken by another Incat this time a 86m design which was named Condor Express. International Catamarans, trading as Incat, is a manufacturer of large-scale HSC catamarans based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ... The HSC Condor Express is a 86m fast catamaran ferry operated by Condor Ferries. ...

In March 1997 Condor moved its UK port to Poole. The season would not go well for Condor as the Condor Express suffered a number of technical problems that led to many late running services. As a result of this the Channel Island governments put the licence to operate ferry services to the UK out to tender. P&O European Ferries and Hoverspeed placed bids to run the service but ultimately Condor retained the licence but were forced purchase the Havelet to act as all weather backup until the delivery of a new conventional vessel in 1999. They also purchased the Condor Vitesse for a new service to St Malo via Guernsey and made Weymouth their primary UK port but retained summer sailings from Poole. Commodore Shipping became sole owners of the company around this time. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination, situated on the shores of the English Channel, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in southern England. ... Alternative meaning: Channel Islands of California The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... // Hoverspeed, formed in 1981 by the merger of Seaspeed and Hoverlloyd, was a ferry company that operated on the English Channel from 1981 until 2005. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Categories: France geography stubs | Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine ... Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination, situated on the shores of the English Channel, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in southern England. ...

In 1999 the Commodore Clipper was delivered to Commodore Ferries and replaced a freight ferry Island Commodore. The new Commodore Clipper was able to replace the Havelet as all weather backup for the fastcraft as she had space for 500 passengers.

Current operations

Condor Ferries current operate the following routes:-

• Weymouth-Guernsey-Jersey (year round service normally operated by Condor Express)
• Poole-Guernsey-Jersey (seasonal service normally operated by Condor Express)
• Poole-St Malo (seasonal service normally operated byCondor Vitesse and runs via one of the Channel Islands)
• Portsmouth-Guernsey-Jersey (Commodore Clipper, Commodore Goodwill. The Goodwills service is extended to St Malo at the weekends)
• Portsmouth-Cherbourg(seasonal service operated by Commodore Clipper and primarily aimed at the caravan market)
• Jersey-St Malo (Condor 10)

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Current fleet

The current fleet is as follows.

Fast craft

• Condor Express (built 1996)
• Condor Vitesse (built 1997)
• Condor 10 (built 1992. In service with Condor 1993-1994, 2002-present)

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Freight ferries

• Commodore Goodwill (built 1996)

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Ro-Pax ferries

• Commodore Clipper (built 1999)

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Past Fleet

• Condors 1 to 8

Fast passenger only vessels. Mostly Hydrofoils with the exception of Condor 6 and Condor 8 which were passenger only catamarans. In Russia a Meteor floats in displacement mode near Peterhof preparing to travel through the Gulf of Finland to the Winter Palace in St. ... Two Hobie catamarans, showing the typical Hobie raised platform joining the two hulls, and tall mast. ...

• Condor 9 (1990-2002)

Fast passenger-only catamaran. Built in 1990 in Fareham by Aluminium Shipsbuilders to an Incat design. Was build for the Weymouth-Channel Islands route but was replaced by Condor 10. Condor 9 saw work on the inter-island routes and between the Channel Islands and St Malo. In 1997 she operated between Poole and St Malo via the Channel Islands. Her last years with Condor were to see her used between St Malo and Jersey until she was again replaced by Condor 10. It has been suggested that Catamaran History be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the year. ... Map sources for Fareham at grid reference SU581063 Arms of Fareham Borough Council The market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly in the centre of the South Hampshire conurbation. ... International Catamarans, trading as Incat, is a manufacturer of large-scale HSC catamarans based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ... Weymouth is a town in Dorset, England, situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast. ... The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ... The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ... Categories: France geography stubs | Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination, situated on the shores of the English Channel, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in southern England. ... Categories: France geography stubs | Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine ... The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ... Categories: France geography stubs | Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine ...

• Havelet (1994-2000)

Formerly Cornouailles of Brittany Ferries was transferred to British Channel Island Ferries in 1989 and renamed Havelet. Condor purchased BCIF in 1994 and Havelet was used to operate a conventional service from Weymouth until 1996 when she was laid up as it was thought Condor Express would be able to handle the winter weather. Condor were forced to reactivate and purchase the Havelet in [1998]] prior to the arrivial of Commodore Clipper to act as back up for the fastcraft. Havelet was sold in 2000 and is now the Sveti Stefan of Montenegro Lines. Brittany Ferries is a French ferry company that runs ships between France, the UK, Ireland and Spain. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Weymouth is a town in Dorset, England, situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Anthem: Oj, svijetla majska zoro Oh, the bright dawn of May Capital (and largest city) Podgorica Serbian (Ijekavian dialect)1 (local also Albanian) Government Republic  - President Filip Vujanović  - Prime Minister Željko Å turanović Independence from Serbia and Montenegro   - Declared June 3, 2006   - Recognised June 8, 2006  Area  - Total 13. ...

• Condor 11 (1995)

Incat 78m catamaran. Was used for less than one season on the Weymouth-Channel Island route. Was sent to Cat-Link and replaced by Condor 12. International Catamarans, trading as Incat, is a manufacturer of large-scale HSC catamarans based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ... It has been suggested that Catamaran History be merged into this article or section. ... Weymouth is a town in Dorset, England, situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast. ... Alternative meaning: Channel Islands of California The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ...

• Condor 12 (1996-1997)

Incat 81m catamaran which operated for one season between Weymouth and the Channel Island. Was sent to Holyman Sally Ferries in 1997 as the Holyman Rapide. She briefly returned to Condor as the Rapide to cover for the refit of the Condor Express in early 1998. International Catamarans, trading as Incat, is a manufacturer of large-scale HSC catamarans based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ... It has been suggested that Catamaran History be merged into this article or section. ... Weymouth is a town in Dorset, England, situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast. ... Alternative meaning: Channel Islands of California The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Brittany Ferries partnership

Since 2001 Condor have operated a Poole-Cherbourg fastcraft service of behalf of Brittany Ferries using the Condor Vitesse which sports a joint livery. The service which runs between mid-May and late October leaves Poole at 07:30 and arrives back from Cherbourg at 12:45. Condor Vitesse then operates the Condor service to St Malo arriving back in Poole by midnight. This article is about the year 2001. ... Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination, situated on the shores of the English Channel, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in southern England. ... Cherbourg is a city of Normandy, in northwestern France, in the Manche département, of which it is a sous_préfecture. ... Brittany Ferries is a French ferry company that runs ships between France, the UK, Ireland and Spain. ... Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination, situated on the shores of the English Channel, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in southern England. ...

In August 2005 Condor Express briefly ran on the Poole-Cherbourg service. The Condor Express had been experiencing technical problems and so the Condor Vitesse was transferred to the more taxing Channel Islands service. Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination, situated on the shores of the English Channel, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in southern England. ... Cherbourg is a city of Normandy, in northwestern France, in the Manche département, of which it is a sous_préfecture. ...

External links

• Condor Ferries (official site)
• Condor Ferries Ticket Reservations