Speed daters look for love at sea

The event is billed as the biggest of its kind in the region

People looking for love are to set sail with the first speed dating event to be held on a cross channel ferry.

Fifty people, mostly from Kent, will be "dating" each other on the SeaFrance ferry from Dover to Calais.

Each "date" will last for five minutes before participants move on to the next prospective partner.

The event is to take place on a round trip sailing on Saturday and has been billed as the biggest speed date gathering in the Kent region.

The more relaxed an event and the more relaxed an attitude you can have the more chance you have of success Simon Proctor, events organiser

Simon Proctor, event organiser, said: "The more interesting an experience of meeting somebody the better you will remember them.

"Too many dates are held in bars and having a date somewhere interesting like a cross channel ferry or skiing as we have just done recently just adds to the whole element.

"It is bound to be more relaxed.

"When you are looking to meet someone at one of these events it can come across that you are looking for a serious relationship.

"The more relaxed an event and the more relaxed an attitude you can have the more chance you have of success."