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	This page shows postcards and images of the Cawsand Ferry which is run by Plymouth Boat Trips between the Barbican at Plymouth and Cawsand Sands. At Cawsand Sands are the attractive linked villages of Cawsand and Kingsand on the Rame Peninsular in Cornwall. Cawsand Beach was a popular venue for excursion steamers and subsequently motor boats from the Barbican and the Hoe called there as occasion demanded. In 1979, Ian Watts brought the 36ft launch Weston Lady, designed by himself, to run a regular scheduled ferry service. Despite being troubled by poor weather, a second boat Weston Maid was introduced the following year. Weston Maid was also designed by Ian Watts, although built around a 1960 lifeboat from the P&O liner Canberra. There was insufficient business for two boats and Weston Maid eventually ran the service alone. Landing arrangements were, and remain, fairly primitive, fixing a small gangway onto a detachable bracket attached to the bow. 1995 saw the Cawsand Ferry vessel Weston Maid operated by Plymouth Boat Cruises. Plymouth Boat Cruises were taken over by rivals Sound Cruising in 2005 and they sold Weston Maid and the Cawsand Ferry to a new operator, N Fox. For the 2010 season, Weston Maid passed to Ben Squire whose Plymouth Boat Trips also runs Plymouth Hoe Cruises (harbour tours from the Hoe Steps) and Fish 'N' Trips (fishing trips). In 2010 Weston Maid ran with a white hull but reverted to her previous red hull in 2011. Websites:- www.cawsandferry.co.uk - www.plymouthboattrips.co.uk - www.plymouthhoecruisess.co.uk Email:- plymouthboattrips@hotmail.co.uk Telephone:- 07971 208381

	Sections on this Page Weston Maid Trip on the Weston Maid to Cawsand in May 2011 Other Devon Pages Devon Header Page Cawsand Ferry & Cawsand - this page Dartmouth Higher & Lower Ferry Dartmouth Riverboats Dartmouth Steam Railway and River Boat Company Dart Pleasure Craft Devon Railway Ferries & Tenders Devon Dock, Pier & SS Co Greenway Ferry - Torquay & Dart Millbrook SB & Trading Company - Plymouth Plymouth Boat Cruises Plymouth Boat Trips River Dart SB Co Sound Cruising - Plymouth Tamar Cruising & Cremyll Ferry Co - Plymouth Western Lady Ferry Service - Torquay Contacts Website:- www.cawsandferry.co.uk Website:- www.plymouthboattrips.co.uk Email:- plymouthboattrips@hotmail.co.uk Telephone:- 07971 208381 http://www.hollandamerica.com	Associated Pages UK Excursion Vessels Cruise Ships Ocean Liners World Ferry Fleets Simplon Postcards. Home Page Simplon Postcards - Recent Updates - Simplon Postcards facebook page References Trip Out Guides - Various Editions 1985-2010 by Geoffrey Hamer Trip Out Guides are available from Geoffrey Hamer, PO Box 485, Southall, UB1 9BH Estuary & River Ferries of South West England - Martin Langley & Edwina Small - Waine Research (1984) Passenger Steamers of the River Tamar - Alan Kittridge - Twelveheads Press (1984) Passenger Steamers of the River Dart - Richard Clammer & Alan Kittridge - Twelveheads Press (1987) South Devon Ferries - Alan Kittridge - Tempus (2003) Steamers & Ferries of the River Tamar & Three Towns District - Alan Kittridge - Twelveheads Press (2003) Timetable Archive (PDF Files) 2011 Timetable http://www.hollandamerica.com
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