![]() What you can expect on board the Clipper V We could not be more excited to launch this new operation with our longstanding tourism partners in Victoria, Vancouver and across the Pacific Northwest.The 52-meter (170 feet) vessel can carry up to 440 passengers and travel up to 36 knots or more than 65 kilometres per hour. Halunder Jet is the perfect addition to the Clipper fleet and aligns with our high standards for customer service. “For more than 30 years we have safely and reliably operated ferry services around the Salish Sea, and we know that customer comfort is again paramount for our new Vancouver to Victoria route. “Clipper has been committed to ensuring that we have the right vessel for this route,” says Tobias Haack, CEO of Clipper. Halunder Jet will be retrofitted to Clipper’s specifications and reflagged for its new operation ahead of the spring 2018 launch. The vessel has operated in difficult sea conditions similar to the Salish Sea and uses a motion dampening system to help consistently deliver a comfortable ride for customers. Halunder Jet was custom built for FRS’ operations between Hamburg and Heligoland where it has operated very successfully since 2003 moving 372,000 passengers annually. MASeattle, WA, headquartered Clipper Navigation, Inc, is to launch a new passenger ferry service between downtown Vancouver, BC and downtown Victoria VC in spring 2018.Ĭlipper, which operates Clipper Vacations, will receive a 52-m (170 feet) high-speed catamaran called Halunder Jet from its parent company, Germany’s Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS), in fall 2017.ĭelivered in 2003 by Norwegian shipbuilder Fjellstrand, the vessel currently operates in the North Sea, carries 579 passengers and can travel at speeds up to 36 knots.
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