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  Wightlink - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
A Wightlink ferry and catermaran at the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour.
Wightlink is a ferry company operating routes between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Their core routes are from Lymington to Yarmouth (30 minutes) and Portsmouth to Fishbourne (35 minutes), both of which are car ferry operations.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Wightlink   (206 words)

  
 Wightlink Freight - freight ferries to the Isle of Wight
Wightlink Freight - freight ferries to the Isle of Wight
Wightlink is the largest and fastest Isle of Wight ferry operator with over 72,000 sailings a year across the Solent, and sailings every half an hour in peak season.
The Portsmouth to Fishbourne crossing is ideal for commercial freight vehicles travelling to Central and East Wight, for the principal towns of Newport, Cowes, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Ventnor.
www.directferriesfreight.co.uk /wightlink_ferries_freight.htm   (210 words)

  
 Wightlink Ferries - Book Wightlink Ferries simply online with AFerry.co.uk.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Wightlink Ferries operates a round-the-clock service between the English mainland and the Isle of Wight.
The ferry routes are between Lymington and Yarmouth, Portsmouth and Fishbourne and Portsmouth and Ryde.
Wightlink Ferries crossings may be booked between the ports of Cowes, Fishbourne, Lymington, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour, Ryde, Yarmouth.
www.aferry.co.uk /UKFerry/wightlink-ferries-uk.htm   (391 words)

  
 Wightlink Raiders - Official Website - News Archive
The Wightlink Raiders are finally among the points in the EPL after a stunning 5-4 on the road victory at Chelmsford on Sunday night.
Wightlink Raiders coach Scott Carter is optimistic his team can pick up their first points of the season this weekend.
Wightlink Raiders is a new team with all the changes and new faces that were made to the squad over the summer and we are ALL committed to the team, each other and also to the fans, who without your loyal support the team would not survive.
www.iwrsc.com /pages/newsarchive.htm   (7680 words)

  
 Wightlink Ferries Ferry timetables and ferry tickets with ferries .co.uk
Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries operates a round the clock ferry service between the English mainland and the Isle of Wight.
With Wightlink Ferries you are travelling with the fastest and most comfortable fleet across the water to the Isle of Wight.
Ferries.co.uk are partners of Wightlink Ferries and offer their complete range of routes including Ferries from Portsmouth to Fishbourne, Portsmouth to Ryde, Lymington to Yarmouth.
www.ferries.co.uk /wightlink_ferries.html   (185 words)

  
 Isle of Wight Ferries - Wightlink
Wightlink Marketing Director Janet Saville says that the decision to divert one of its FastCat craft from the Portsmouth-Ryde Pier route was taken in 2003 to support the organisers of Skandia Cowes Week.
Wightlink's coach-only sailings are being introduced to satisfy demand for group crossings at key times of the week.
In addition to providing information on Wightlink services and rates, the pack also features a revised series of nine day-trip itineraries and a new focus on trips for schools, with the inclusion of the Isle of Wight Teachers' Guide.
www.wightlink.co.uk /aboutus/press_releases/ferries_feb_2004.htm   (574 words)

  
 Isle of Wight Ferries - Wightlink
Wightlink's Treasure Island week takes place daily at the top Isle of Wight's children's attraction from Sunday 30th May to Friday 4th June.
There are prizes of the new live action Peter Pan video to be won each day and at the end of the week the lucky children who find the location of the buried treasure will be able to dig it up and collect the booty.
Twice voted top attraction by Wightlink holidaymakers, Blackgang Chine is a family-run attraction and differs from most parks of its type because it has educational as well as fun attractions.
www.wightlink.co.uk /aboutus/press_releases/blackgang.htm   (411 words)

  
 Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries
Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries operate the passenger and car ferry service between the English mainland and the Isle of Wight sailing the Portsmouth to Fishbourne, Lymington to Yarmouth and Portsmouth to Ryde routes.
Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries run every day of the year on four routes across the Solent and sail up to 230 times a day.Wightlink also have the fastest and most comfortable fleet on the Solent.
In the modern era, Wightlink Ferries has progressed the service from its early pioneering days of steam travel to operate a modern fleet of eight car and passenger ferries between Lymington and Yarmouth and Portsmouth and Fishbourne (historically, the youngest of the routes) and four high-speed catamarans between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier.
www.wightlinkferry.co.uk   (2322 words)

  
 Isle of Wight Ferries - Wightlink
Leading cross-Solent ferry operator Wightlink (0870 582 0202/www.wightlink.co.uk) is offering a money-saving Car and Caravan/Trailer Saver fare starting from just £75.80* (rising to £98.00), which is valid for travel after 1825 until 0505, Saturdays to Thursdays, and covers caravan/trailer up to 6.5m in length, car, driver and up to three passengers.
Available on Wightlink's Portsmouth-Fishbourne and Lymington-Yarmouth car ferry routes, which take approximately 35 and 30 minutes respectively, the Car and Caravan/Trailer Saver ticket is subject to availability and valid for one month from purchase with numbers strictly limited on each sailing.
Its Caravan and Trailer Special fare provides free travel for trailers** (except between 16th July and 29th August when a charge of £22 is levied) and costs from £75.80 for car, driver and caravan or trailer.
www.wightlink.co.uk /aboutus/press_releases/caravans_2004.htm   (336 words)

  
 Isle of Wight Ferry Crossings - Wightlink Ferry Company
Wightlink promise their customers high standards of service coupled with quick and frequent journey times offering the standard passenger ferry service and a choice of 'Fastcat' service, a catamaran for foot passengers only, which is the perfect option for those on weekend breaks and day returns.
Wightlink offer routes from Portsmouth to Fishbourne with as many as 37 sailings a day and a crossing time of around 35 minutes.
The final Wightlink service is from Portsmouth harbour to Ryde on the 'Fastcat' catamaran service which goes up to 41 times a day and takes just 15 minutes.
www.indigoguide.com /ferries/isle-of-wight.htm   (547 words)

  
 Isle of Wight Ferries - Wightlink
In anticipation of a good summer season ahead, the market leading cross-Solent carrier Wightlink is refurbishing its fleet of car ferries serving the Portsmouth-Fishbourne route, the busiest route to the Isle of Wight.
The refurbishment, due for completion by mid-March, involves the replacement of outdoor seating and decking on all four of the ferry operator’s Saint class vessels, whilst a range of improvements are being made to the interior of the St. Faith and St. Cecilia.
Wightlink continues to offer travel agents commission of 9% on bookings made for its ferry services from Portsmouth and Lymington.
www.wightlink.co.uk /aboutus/press_releases/refurb_090206.htm   (213 words)

  
 Ferry Bookings - IOW Wightlink
Wightlink is the largest operator between the English mainland and the Isle of Wight.
No one knows the Island quite like Wightlink and it is their wealth of experience, as well as their friendly & professional service that makes them the most widely used ferry operator to the Island.
The largest ships in the Wightlink fleet run the route between Portsmouth Gunwharf and Fishbourne on the east of the Island.
www.wottravel.co.uk /wot73.htm   (275 words)

  
 Speedway
WIGHTLINK Islanders’ number one, 19-year-old Chris Holder, romped to his third consecutive Australian Under-21 Championship victory at Gillman Speedway near Port Adelaide in South Australia yesterday (Sunday).
WIGHTLINK Islanders’ winter Australian signing Cory Gather-cole enhanced his growing reputation still further by topping the scorechart in Satur-day’s qualifying meeting for the Australian Championships.
WIGHTLINK Islanders riders Krzysztof Stojanowski and Glen Phillips joined supporters, shareholders and sponsors at Smallbrook Stadium for a special Christmas dinner and duly signed contracts to ride for the club in 2007.
www.iwcp.co.uk /Sport/Speedway/Speedway.aspx   (305 words)

  
 Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund agrees to acquire Wightlink Shipping Limited
Wightlink is the largest independent owner and operator of ports and ferries in the UK.
We are very pleased to make this investment, and we look forward to working with the Wightlink team as they continue to service residents and visitors to the Isle of Wight,” he added.
Wightlink is the eighth investment made by the Fund since its launch in April 2004, and its first investment in the ferries and ports sector.
www.macquarie.com /uk/about_macquarie/media/20050617a.htm   (702 words)

  
 Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries
Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries cross channel ferry tickets to and from the Isle of White and England calling at Portsmouth, Fishboune, Lymington, Yarmouth and Ryde ferryports.
Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries operates a round-the-clock service between the English mainland and the Isle of Wight sailing the Portsmouth to Fishbourne, Lymington to Yarmouth and Portsmouth to Ryde ferry routes.
Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries run every day of the year on three routes across the Solent and sail up to 230 times a day.
www.ferryto.co.uk /wightlink.html   (2390 words)

  
 Wightlink   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Wightlink, the Isle of Wight ferry service, is to be acquired by Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund.
Wightlink, the operator of Isle of Wight ferry services, has appointed Goldman Sachs to advise on plans for a £250m sale.
Wightlink has raised £135m through a bond issue in order to improve ferry services between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /wik92221.htm   (88 words)

  
 Isle of Wight Ferries - Wightlink
During the trip over to the mainland the students completed questionnaires which were designed to obtain passengers’ views on Wightlink’s operation, how often they used the service, whether they were on holiday, on business or on a day trip and various other questions to capture the passenger’s perception of the company in general.
Whilst one group engaged the passengers with the questionnaire, another was given a tour of the bridge by the ship’s Master Captain John Greenspan who explained the intricacies of manoeuvring a ship of that size in confined spaces and the difficulties of navigating across one of the busiest shipping channels in the United Kingdom.
After a sandwich lunch it was the student’s turn to present their findings on the day’s events to the Wightlink team, which was followed by a question and answer session.
www.wightlink.co.uk /aboutus/press_releases/island_students_230306.htm   (440 words)

  
 The Official Slough Jets Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Wightlink Raiders entertained Slough Jets for the team’s final meeting of the season desperate to break their pointless streak.
As time ticked away Wightlink pressed hard for their first point of the play-offs but could do little to penetrate Slough’s defences.
Wightlink favoured the extra attacker with Dave Hurst pulled from the net at 58.31 but Matt Foord completed his hat-trick with a goal into the empty net at 59.11 to put the game safe.
www.sloughjets.co.uk /reports/m0405054.php3   (320 words)

  
 MCA FORCES WIGHTLINK FASTCAT CANCELLATION - Isle of Wight News
Alternative charter sailings are in place after the Maritime and Coastguard Agency withdrew a safety certificate from Wightlink’s Fastcat services, leading to the sudden cancellation of the company's sailings between Ryde and Portsmouth.
Wightlink managers are in talks with the MCA this afternoon.
Ryde company 'Solent and Wightline Cruises' were charted by Wightlink from 3:15pm this afternoon to run the passenger service on their behalf.
www.solent.tv /pageviewer.aspx?page=S632599680866406250   (496 words)

  
 Wightlink Ferries review at UK Ferry Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Wightlink is the largest ferry company operating routes to the Isle of Wight & consequently offer the fastest & most frequent sailings to the island.
Crossings can be made either by traditional ferry or by their faster passenger-only service, but either way journey times span only 15 to 35 minutes.
Wightlink provide the fastest ferry service to the Isle of Wight.
www.uk-ferry-directory.co.uk /reviews/Wightlink.shtml   (225 words)

  
 Wightlink Ferries - information om att resa med Wight Link Ferries
Wightlink Ferries och deras tidigare företrädare, har bedrivit färjetrafik i över 160 år
I moderna tider så har Wightlink Ferries utvecklat sin service från att varit pionjärerna inom ångbåtstrafik till att förfoga över en modern flotta bestående av åtta bil och passagerarfärjor, som nu trafikerar linjerna mellan Lymington och Yarmouth, Portsmouth och Fishbourne, och fyra höghastighetskatamaraner mellan Portsmouths hamn och piren i Ryde.
Besök gärna Wightlink Ferries Frakt på vår sajt för frakt.
www.directferries.se /wightlink_farja.htm   (148 words)

  
 Fares for Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries - Wightlink
For vehicle travel, a quote can be obtained by visiting our booking engine and selecting the crossing and party details for your trip (there is no need to register) or by calling us on 0870 582 0202.
Tickets for onward rail journeys on the Isle of Wight are available from the Wightlink ticket office at Portsmouth Harbour.
The information contained in these pages is issued subject to the conditions of Wightlink Limited, which are available upon request from Wightlink offices, or click here, and was correct at the time of being updated.
www.wightlink.co.uk /travel/fares   (1382 words)

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