 She was bought by Wightlink in 2000 and following an extensive refit entered service on the Ryde Pier to Portsmouth route since August 2000 along with her sister ship HSC "FastCat Shanklin".From early Autumn 2009, Wightlink took delivery of two new vessels to operate the route, "Wight Ryder I" and "Wight Ryder II".Both the "FastCat Shanklin" and "FastCat Ryde" were retained by Wightlink until Spring 2010 and drafted in as replacements as teething problems occurred with the new vessels.