Seacat Tasmania catamaran ferry Port Welshpool 1991

[figjamtaz]

My dad was the skipper of it, and it was on average a 4.5 hr trip, and your right in that after the first 2 years on the bass strait run it would then travel to do the English channel crossing, the Abel Tasman was still also running then, and the devil cat was brought in about 5 years after the sea cat finished up but that was only about 2 years I think then in came the 2 spirits we have today, and don't forget that at one stage there were 3 one on the davenport to Sydney run. :) hope that help

[reidgck]

@figjamtaz Thank you for your interesting comments. Must have been exhilerating, perhaps hair raising at times crossing Bass Strait at such a speed. I regret I didn't have the experience but heard it was a bit bumpy on occasions.

[DoMw94]

Incredible footage!!! Thank you!

[reidgck]

@DoMw94 It was the quick way to Tasmania. That was about the shortest distance as Port Welshpool is neat the most southern point of the mainland. Some of the trips across were more than a bit rough I heard. Unfortunately the service was discontinued some years ago about the time the two Spirit of Tasmania ships were introduced from Melbourne. It only operated in the summer and in the English Channel in the season there I heard. There are more pics at trippleW - nex.net.au/~reidgck/tascat.htm