Happier diner Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 5 minutes ago, WTF said: yet for some reason buying a boat with a draft that fitted the harbours and tides we had wasn't an option. What would be the point of getting a boat that was limited as the Ben? The Manxman is fantastic. It would be dumb to have a smaller boat. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Grumbling about delays & cancellations, technical issues, and expensive works in the ports seems somehow trivial when you read this: They went to space for eight days - and could be stuck until 2025 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 49 minutes ago, Sheldon said: Grumbling about delays & cancellations, technical issues, and expensive works in the ports seems somehow trivial when you read this: They went to space for eight days - and could be stuck until 2025 And the issues in UK at present but there’s plenty on here who like to whine 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 2 hours ago, Sheldon said: Grumbling about delays & cancellations, technical issues, and expensive works in the ports seems somehow trivial when you read this: They went to space for eight days - and could be stuck until 2025 Well it was a Boeing, so of course it didn’t work. They should just be glad the doors didn’t fall off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lamb Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 5 hours ago, Banker said: And the issues in UK at present but there’s plenty on here who like to whine 😂 Not you, though: you're a beacon of positivity. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxman2000 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Grumbling about delays & cancellations, technical issues, and expensive works in the ports seems somehow trivial when you read this: They went to space for eight days - and could be stuck until 2025 The Steam Packet calling at the Space station now are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Brittany Ferries have acquired 51% of Condor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 1 hour ago, John Wright said: Brittany Ferries have acquired 51% of Condor That Condor moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 10 minutes ago, woolley said: That Condor moment. Certainly interesting that the venture capitalists have reduced their stake to below 50%. Condor may not have been the money spinner they hoped. Of course the CI routes are up for tender with new operator agreement from 25 March 2025. It’s between Condor and DFDS. Its strange, looking at the various company returns for condor, both in England and the CI, with twice as many ships, more passengers carried, higher fares, their turnover across group appears less, fuel and wages costs much less, and tonnage costs non existent. It’s been odd for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 On 8/7/2024 at 4:43 PM, Happier diner said: What would be the point of getting a boat that was limited as the Ben? The Manxman is fantastic. It would be dumb to have a smaller boat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 21 hours ago, John Wright said: Brittany Ferries have acquired 51% of Condor Brittany ferries are spending money like it's going out of fashion. Two more new boats due February 2025. We are on the new St Malo next year. Was expecting the Bretagne so I am assuming that is being retired. LnG hybrids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 36 minutes ago, Happier diner said: Brittany ferries are spending money like it's going out of fashion. Two more new boats due February 2025. We are on the new St Malo next year. Was expecting the Bretagne so I am assuming that is being retired. LnG hybrids. They rent the boats from Stena, they do have options to purchase at certain stages during the charters. So they’ve not spent much. I suspect their increased shareholding in Condor won’t have cost much, either. Yes, Bretagne which was launched 1989 is being scrapped. 35 is old for a ferry. The 2 new boats, St Malo and Guillaume, are shortened versions of Stena e-flexer design to fit St Malo and Ouistreham harbours. If they’re anything like the three Spanish route boats, Galicia, Santona and Salamanca they’ll be very comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 2 minutes ago, John Wright said: The 2 new boats, St Malo and Guillaume, are shortened versions of Stena e-flexer design to fit St Malo and Ouistreham harbours. so you can buy boats that fit existing harbours then , someone should have told the dreamracket 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 Just now, WTF said: so you can buy boats that fit existing harbours then , someone should have told the dreamracket Manxman fits existing harbours. Stena, operating out of Heysham, has just ordered 2 new SeaMax boats that, at 147m, are another 14m (45 feet ) longer than Manxman’s 133m 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 1 hour ago, WTF said: so you can buy boats that fit existing harbours then , someone should have told the dreamracket So you keep saying..... foolishly 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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