Last week I had a trip to Orkney and travelled there and back on the MV Pentalino from Gill's Bay and St Margarets Hope. This is a catamaran ferry, although not high speed it is the shortest crossing taking only 60 minutes. Both times the vehicle deck was full with cars, vans and motor homes fitted in like a jigsaw, just enough room between them and the stern door to take my motorbike. A few photos taken as she arrived at the orkney end. The weather was good and the watwer was quite smooth so I was able to spend the journeys on the sun deck enjoying the great views of the islands on route. At times it was no more than around 2 boat lengths from shore.
Jim