I made the ferry with minutes to spare today, couldn’t have timed that any better if I’d tried!
Glad I did, otherwise it would have been a half hour wait for the next one due to the reduced service. Still, at least it’s now operating, which makes heading out to the beautiful Isle of Purbeck that much easier!
- Today’s ride details…
Don’t forget, Spring’s on the way and if you like the idea of a ride out, register your interest!
Extract from the Sandbanks Ferry web-site for local information…
“The Sandbanks Ferry was withdrawn from service on 21st December following a severe hydraulic leak on the high pressure drive system. Our Engineers and staff, along with a multitude of Contractors have been working tirelessly to return the ferry to service. Repairs following this leak have been concluded and the Marine & Coastguard Agency signed us off as safe to resume service. However, during testing, mechanical drive system issues were discovered, that were unrelated to the leak. Since that point a succession of challenges arose which have been repaired. Unfortunately we are now left with a shortage of spares for the drive system. Suppliers and Contractors are being extremely helpful in trying to resolve this situation as quickly as possible and we would like to thank them for their assistance. We are extremely conscious of the disruption being out of service is causing and to that end we plan to run a reduced service from 10am Monday 28th January 2019. We will operate from 07:00 to 19:15 daily on a half hourly service, leaving Sandbanks side (Poole) on the hour and half hour and from the Shell Bay side (Studland) on the quarter past and quarter to”.
Stay safe and please make sure you’re on ‘thewrightbike’
