The Swan Dancer
The boat Swan Dancer, which we unintentionally photographed twice almost two decades apart in 1989 and 2006.
On the water
March 12, 2008
The Scillonian II and Scillonian II
With the recent news that Scilly could be set for a new passenger ferry, I thought it might be nice to get some shots of the previous incarnations. Sadly I don't have any of the original Scillonian yet, but I do have shots of the Scillonian II in 1967 and 1969, and the Scillonian III in 1987, 2005 and 2006. If you are interested, you can find out more about the many ferries that have serviced the islands over the years at this website.
The last shot was again donated by a generous site visitor - this time Alison Sutherland.
The Swordfish II
The Swordfish II as captained by John Hicks in 1993, 1995 and 1997 - all from after she was retro-fitted to be a day-trip boat rather than the pleasure boat that she used to be.
Scilly Pleasure Boats over the years
This page isn't so much a picture to picture comparison, but more of a pictorial timeline showing how the pleasure boats that cart you and I between the islands have changed over the years - or not in some cases! We have examples from 1967, 1970, 1986,1987, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2000 and 2006.
The 1967 shot is here thanks to John Leach, the 1986 shot is thanks to John and Ceil Eccleston.
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