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Coast Guard SR-N6
The Canadian Coast Guard has operated hovercraft for many years. As a school kid on work placement at BHC, I saw one of their AP1-88s under construction. These have since been replaced but they were, in their turn, replacements for … Continue reading
Posted in Pacific Northwest, photo
Tagged BHC, British Columbia, Canada, coast guard, hovercraft, photo, Saunders Roe, Sea Island, SR-n6, Vancouver
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A Little Hovercraft Video
I got a few stills of the hovercraft but I also decided to film some video. For those that haven’t seen hovercraft in action, stills probably do not give a suitable impression of how they rise up above the surface … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, video
Tagged ferry, hampshire, hovercraft, hovertravel, marine, southsea, transportation, travel, uk, video
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Island Flyer
Regular readers know I like the hovercraft. I didn’t make a specific visit to Ryde on our last trip to see them but I did get to see them on our two ferry crossings and we also stopped at Southsea … Continue reading
Posted in photo, Travel
Tagged ferry, hampshire, hovercraft, hovertravel, marine, photo, southsea, transportation, travel, uk
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Hovercraft Transitions
The hovercraft that ply the route between Ryde on the Isle of Wight and Southsea on the mainland have made a few previous appearances in this blog. I knew that the old hovercraft were due for replacement and that the … Continue reading
Posted in photo, Travel
Tagged ap1-88, hovercraft, hovertravel, isle of wight, photo, ryde, travel, uk
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Hovertravel Have a Busy Day
Another Isle of Wight development is the hovercraft. Much early development of the concept was done on the Island and many were produced in East Cowes. Hovertravel still provide a frequent service between Ryde on the Island and Southsea on … Continue reading
Posted in photo, Travel
Tagged aerial, cross, ferry, hampshire, hovercraft, hovertravel, isle of wight, passenger, photo, ryde, service, solent, southsea, transport
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Hovercraft Museum
Pete and I had another detour after visiting Portsmouth. Just along the coast is Lee-On-Solent which used to be a Naval airfield and now is used for a variety of other things. One is a museum of hovercraft. They have … Continue reading
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Tagged aerial, hampshire, hovercraft, lee-on-solent, museum, photo, travel, united kingdom
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Boats from Above
Continuing with the round the Island flight that Pete and I took, we ended up having a bit of a maritime excursion. It seems that anyone with a boat was out waiting for us, whatever form those boats took. As … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, catamaran, ferry, hovercraft, isle of wight, photo, transportation, travel, united kingdom
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Hovercraft Reminiscences
Having taken the chance to shoot one of the LCACs while in San Diego the other week, I decided to have a trip down memory lane for some other hovercraft moments. I have some relatively recent shots of the hovercraft … Continue reading