Ferry to Ireland
Discussion
Hi folks
Mate of mine fancies coming to Ireland with us later on in the year. My Vantage clears easily but he is concerned that his Vantage V12S which is lower than mine will have problems. Has anyone been in a Vantage V12 from Fishguard to Ireland. I have told him the loading guys know what they are doing but my mate would like a bit of reassurance from someone with a similar model.
Tia Fay
Mate of mine fancies coming to Ireland with us later on in the year. My Vantage clears easily but he is concerned that his Vantage V12S which is lower than mine will have problems. Has anyone been in a Vantage V12 from Fishguard to Ireland. I have told him the loading guys know what they are doing but my mate would like a bit of reassurance from someone with a similar model.
Tia Fay
I'm sure all will be ok, if they are anything like our ferry company over here on the Isle of Man they always have loading supervisors at the ramp who watch out for low slung cars and will gently guide you on, they will stop you and put down an extra ramp over the joint between the linkspan and ship if there is any chance of grounding.
Apologies for the thread bump, I am a frequent visitor to the Isle of Man, but I have recently purchased a car with a lower front bumper than the previous one (not an Aston, admittedly).
Is your experience of the loading and unloading of cars both at Douglas and Heysham? Are they both generally good?
Thanks in advance.
Is your experience of the loading and unloading of cars both at Douglas and Heysham? Are they both generally good?
Thanks in advance.
Yes just have a word with the loading guys at the bottom of the linkspan, they'll guide you on, and if it looks like it's going to be a tight squeeze they'll put something down to help.
Depending on the tide, the angle of the linkspan to the boat obviously changes, but if you speak to reservations before booking they should also be able to advise on tide levels for particular sailings so you can choose the best times for travel when the boat will be at the best height, but I regularly see various owners clubs travelling for weekends over here with low slung stuff, and they seem to manage ok.
Depending on the tide, the angle of the linkspan to the boat obviously changes, but if you speak to reservations before booking they should also be able to advise on tide levels for particular sailings so you can choose the best times for travel when the boat will be at the best height, but I regularly see various owners clubs travelling for weekends over here with low slung stuff, and they seem to manage ok.
Manx V8V said:
Yes just have a word with the loading guys at the bottom of the linkspan, they'll guide you on, and if it looks like it's going to be a tight squeeze they'll put something down to help.
Depending on the tide, the angle of the linkspan to the boat obviously changes, but if you speak to reservations before booking they should also be able to advise on tide levels for particular sailings so you can choose the best times for travel when the boat will be at the best height, but I regularly see various owners clubs travelling for weekends over here with low slung stuff, and they seem to manage ok.
Thank you very much Depending on the tide, the angle of the linkspan to the boat obviously changes, but if you speak to reservations before booking they should also be able to advise on tide levels for particular sailings so you can choose the best times for travel when the boat will be at the best height, but I regularly see various owners clubs travelling for weekends over here with low slung stuff, and they seem to manage ok.
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