Important Notice - Final Shipping arrangements published 21st June 2008

Please download the following document in 3 languages http://www.guernsey2008.worldoffshore.com/sites/powerboats.digimap.gg/fi...

Italiano - see http://www.guernsey2008.worldoffshore.com/competitori_europei
Français - see http://www.guernsey2008.worldoffshore.com/comp_titeurs_europ_ens
Norwegian - see http://www.guernsey2008.worldoffshore.com/european_competitors_norwegian

France to Guernsey

Ports: St Malo to Guernsey
Ship: Commodore Goodwill. (This is a freight boat but can carry a maximum of 12 passengers. If there is no passenger space then passengers will have to travel by fast ferry from St Malo)
Dates: Saturday 30th August only. (Condor special sailing for the event)
Times: Check in – midday Saturday 12:00 hrs – arrive Sunday 10:00 hrs
Capacity: This ship will carry all boats/trailers/tow vehicles and a maximum of 12 passengers.
Note: Passengers not booked on the Commodore Goodwill will need to travel by Fast Ferry from St Malo. The fast ferry times for passengers are at 17:00 on the Saturday 30th August and 17:00 on Sunday 31st August.

Guernsey to France

Ports: Guernsey to St Malo direct
Ship:Condor Vitesse fast ferry
Dates: Monday 8th September
Times: Leaving Guernsey at 16:45 and arriving at 19:30 French local
Capacity: This ship will carry boats, vehicles and passengers. Condor need length, width, height and weight of Tow vehicle and trailer separately and also together please.

The following conditions apply
• There is a 3.1m height restriction.
• Towing vehicle not to exceed 3.5 tonnes.
• Trailer not to exceed 1.5 tonnes (trailers can be heavier if towing vehicle weight is reduced by the same amount)
• Maximum overall length is 13.5m, however, longer units may be accommodated depending on the number of boats wishing to travel
• All units must travel with a “Weighbridge Certificate” showing the FULL LADEN weight and NOT the UNLADEN weight.
• Carriage will be refused by Condor if the “Weighbridge Certificate” is not produced prior to embarkation.

Cost: Subsidised from £1,750 to £650 per boat and tow vehicle and 4 passengers.

Bookings: You must e-mail Len Le Page of Condor Ferries len.lepage@condorferries.co.uk who will make your bookings at the special prices.

Notes:
The Guernsey to St Malo arrangement is subject to change.
All vehicles and boats should have the normal travel / transportation insurance.

Condor Ferries are going to much effort on your behalf to make travel from/to St Malo as convenient and as cheap as possible. We ask you therefore most seriously to confirm to us your plans as soon as possible. The sooner we know, the more definite we can confirm the arrangements.

Boats on Trailers

Vehicles and Race boats have 3 choices:

1. Arrange to travel across Europe to St Malo.
See instructions at top of page

2. Arrange to travel from the Europe mainland to England and then drive down to Southampton.
Condor Ferries then operate their ship for the Race Boats from Portsmouth on a daily basis. This part of the journey will be discounted by over £1,000 and you need to contact Kevin Walsh for further details.

3. Ship your boat to Southampton.
Condor Ferries then operate their ship for the Race Boats from Portsmouth on a daily basis. This part of the journey will be discounted and you need to contact Kevin Walsh for further details.

The following site may be useful: http://www.directferries.co.uk/routes.htm for information on the routes and the ferry companies that provide a service.

Normal Vehicles

Normal vehicles could travel by the same route but do also have the choice of travelling by daily fast ferry from St Malo in France or Poole and Weymouth in the UK.

People

The following link may be useful: http://www.visitguernsey.com/transport/

Almost all air travel to Guernsey is via England. The main airports with direct connections to Guernsey are

• Gatwick (FlyBe and Aurigny)
• Southampton (FlyBe and Blue Islands)
• Stansted (Aurigny)
• Manchester (Aurigny)
• Birmingham (FlyBe)
• Bristol (Aurigny)
• Exeter (FlyBe)
• Isle of Man (Blue Islands)
• Paris Charles De Gaulle (Flybe)
• Geneva (Blue Islands)
• Zurich (Blue Islands)

Contact Details

Flybe - http://www.flybe.com
Blue Islands - http://www.blueislands.com
Aurigny - http://www.aurigny.com

There are also flights via Jersey - see http://jersey.com/ for details
There are flights every hour from Jersey to Guernsey using Aurigny or Blue Islands