FAST FERRY SERVICE TO SCILLY ISLES POSTPONED FOR ONE WEEK
The new fast ferry service between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly, scheduled to start on Tuesday, has been postponed for a week. Scilly Ferries’ Atlantic Wolff has been successfully undertaking berthing trials in Newlyn and Penzance this week. Berthing trials at St Mary’s on the Isles of Scilly will continue this weekend. However, unforeseen circumstances have forced
New fast ferry for the Scilly Isles arrived in Newlyn Harbour
The new fast ferry, which is set to transform travel by sea to the Isles of Scilly from Cornwall, arrived in Newlyn Harbour this evening following an eight-hour sailing from Portsmouth where it has been fitted out over the last couple of months. Following sea trials, she will start its eagerly awaited schedule between Penzance
Atlantic Wolff Update
The vessel has now re entered the water in Portsmouth and undergoing final works, the project has indeed been challenging in many ways to ensure the vessel is in a material condition that we are comfortable with. We are now very close to being operationally ready, with our gangways having been load tested and
An update from John Wood
Our team has been working hard to get our service ready for summer and we are very happy to say that the Atlantic Wolff is due to start her journey to the UK from her current base in Spain in the next few days (weather conditions permitting). The vessel we have chosen to provide our
An update from John Wood
Hello again everyone, Firstly, a few thank you words from me and the Scilly Ferries team. Thank you for your patience in waiting for further details about our fast ferry service and a big thank you to the children of Year 7 at the Five Islands Academy for naming our vessel Atlantic Wolff – we’re planning
Name our fast ferry competition – winning name announced
Following a fiercely contested public vote, we are delighted to confirm the name of the new Scilly Ferries fast ferry. She will be called the Atlantic Wolff. Students from each year group at the Five Islands Academy on St Mary’s were asked to come up with ideas for potential names and, on Tuesday, the