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19th March 2022

Big Losses at Isle of Man Steam Packet During First Year of the Pandemic

The Isle of Man Steam Packet reported big losses during the first year of the Covid19 pandemic. Above the operator's main ferry, the ropax Ben-My-Chree entering Douglas Harbour.

The Manx state-owned ferry operator, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company lost tens of millions of pounds in revenue in the first year of the Covid pandemic.

Significant losses to both passenger and freight revenues are outlined in the directors’ report and financial statement for the year ending December 31, 2020, which will be laid before this month’s Tynwald sitting.

It says the government’s decisions to cancel the TT and Festival of Motorcycling in 2020 and 2021, and to impose travel restrictions on all visitors, had a very significant effect on passenger revenues and cashflows.

Thirty-five weeks of Covid-related travel restrictions in 2020 resulted in the loss of about £25m passenger revenues including the cancellation of both that year’s TT and Festival of Motorcycling.

Isle of Man Today has more on the story.

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About Pamela Lee, Irish Offshore Sailor

Ireland has produced some of the world’s most dedicated offshore sailors, and Pamela Lee of Greystones is one of them. She has made a name for herself in the sailing world, having worked as a mate on a charter Super-yacht for two and a half years. After coming ashore, she has been fully committed to her offshore sailing ambitions since 2019.

Lee has raced in various craft, including Figaro 3s, Class 40, Tp 52s, and multihulls, and has eight transatlantic crossings under her belt. In partnership with Kenny Rumball, Lee supported Rumball’s La Solitaire du Figaro sailing campaign to secure the Irish berth in the proposed Mixed Offshore Keelboat event for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

One of Lee’s stated main aims is to promote female empowerment in sport, and she set out to establish a double-handed Round Ireland speed record with Englishwoman Cat Hunt in the winter of 2020. This campaign gained much publicity, and Lee expressed pride in bringing sailing and offshore sailing, in particular, into the conversation for 2020.

To further her offshore sailing career, Lee moved to France, where she has recently secured a place to skipper a yacht in the Transat Jacques Vabre Challenge in October 2023. Lee’s passion and dedication to offshore sailing are inspiring, and her achievements are a testament to her hard work and perseverance.