Fastnet chief racing to ferry British tourists

FROM fast cars to ferry boats... that’s the career path of the new chief executive of Ireland’s fledgling ferry company who’s determined to bring thousands more British tourists to West Cork.

Phil Jones, who used to manage the famous Silverstone racetrack, has just taken over as chief of the Fastnet Line, which runs the MV Julia between Cork and Swansea.

His first act was to appoint a dedicated PR agency in Britain to pick up extra business.