Catalina Flyer
| The Catalina Flyer, with the Catalina Casino in the background | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Catalina Flyer (1988–present) |
| Operator: | Catalina Passenger Service |
| Port of registry: | Newport Beach,  US |
| Route: | Newport Beach, CA - Avalon, CA |
| Builder: | Nichols Bros. Boat Builders[1] |
| Launched: | 1988[1] |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 36 m (118 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Beam: | 12.2 m (40 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Draught: | 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Installed power: | 2 × Caterpillar 3516 TA diesel engines[2] |
| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)[1] |
| Capacity: | 500 passengers[2] |
The Catalina Flyer is a 500 passenger catamaran ferry operated by Catalina Passenger Service.
It has provided daily passenger service since 1988[3] from the Balboa Pavilion in Newport Beach, California to the city of Avalon located on Santa Catalina Island. Prior to 1988, the same run was served by the Island Holiday from the mid-1950s until 1978, and the Catalina Holiday from 1978 until 1988, both also operated by Catalina Passenger Service.[4]
The Catalina Flyer is the largest passenger-carrying catamaran on the West Coast of the United States[5][6] and at the time it was launched it was the largest in North America.[3] It carries an eight-person crew,[6] and features an expansive sundeck, full-service lounges and large windows from which to take in the views of the Pacific Ocean.
The Catalina Flyer makes one round trip daily,[6] leaving Newport Beach for Avalon in the morning and returning from Avalon to Newport Beach in the early evening. It takes approximately 75 minutes for a one way trip. In addition to regular passenger service, the vessel is also available for private charter.
In the fall and winter of 2010–2011, the Flyer's service was temporarily suspended, in order to upgrade the ship's engines to meet the environmental requirements of California's Commercial Harbor Craft Regulation.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Dr Robert Latorre "Bridging the Fast Ferry to U.S Market", accessed 12 March 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maritime Reporter, August 1988 "Outstanding shallow-draft passenger vessels", accessed 12 March 2012
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