| Type
: |
Aluminium
catamaran |
| Launched
: |
2011 |
| Builder
: |
Aluminium
Boats Australia Brisbane, QLD |
| Gross
weight : |
unknown |
| Dimensions
: |
35
(metres) |
| Passenger
capacity : |
unknown |
| Speed
: |
unknown |
Built in Brisbane in 2011 with a sister vessel named Capricorn Dancer these are the first of a new style of fast ferry called an "Enviro Cat". A third sister was under construction in December of 2011 to be named Capricornian Dreamer.
The Enviro Cats were purposely designed by Transit Systems, in conjunction with the Australian Maritime College and the Queensland Government, to have a uniquely shaped, low draft hull that glides across the water instead of slicing it, while water jet propulsion and no external parts mean minimal risk of injury to marine flora and fauna.
Capricorn Spirit commenced two weeks of trials with Manly Fast Ferries on the 8th of December 2011 to determine the suitability of the vessel on the run.