WATCH: A look around Jersey's new 'Water Taxi'

Friday 21 July 2023

A new water taxi service has launched to transport people between the Channel Islands.

Founded by Max Boleat (25) earlier this year, Water Taxi CI has announced it is now running services from Jersey to Sark, Herm, Alderney and the coast of France.

The vessel, named 'Sea Quest', is operated in partnership with another Island firm, Poseidon Marine.

It has a service speed of around 25 knots, dependent on the weather, which means that most destinations can be reached in under an hour.

Video: A tour of Sea Quest with Water Taxi CI founder Max Boleat.

Mr Boleat said that he had launched the business "on demand, while we get the service up and running".

"It is designed to better connect the Channel Islands. While you have the Manche Iles ferry between Jersey and Sark, that's not all year round," he said.

Mr Boleat continued: "We are fully licensed and regulated to carry up to 12 passengers and two crew during day time and favourable weather, or eight passengers and two crew for emergency runs at night."

He added that he "would love to operate on a per seat basis" in future, but would only be accepting private (whole boat) bookings for the rest of the 2023 season.

"Our aim is to build scheduled trips into our timetable as we progress and develop," he said.