Island Flyer

Great action shot Keith.

Thank you Jaap.

Might be a passenger on that, quite a bit later on in the year ...

It's a good way to travel, provided the sea is not too rough................

Travelling in a hovercraft is so much fun. Nice capture!

I agree Stephan...............and glad you like the shot........thank you.

Das ist toll,dass man da so schnell wohin kommt lieber Keith,das schaut echt toll aus,als ob diese Möwe das Boot navigiert,eine tolle Aufnahme hast du gemacht :))

Wünsche noch ein schönes Osterfest und schöne Osterfeiertage,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

Thank you Güni..............I always appreciate your comments. Who needs a compass if you have a gull? :-)))

Fine shot, Keith ! Nice maritime impressions !

You're very kind...............many thanks Ulrich.

Me encantan los aerodeslizadores ;-) Saludos !

Ha, ha..........thanks Rafael ;-)

A great shot with the seagull seeing the hovercraft safely in Keith.
Something I love to watch when in Southsea. A great way to travel.
A shame there are not more in service!

Pure luck Rosa............but glad you like it ;-)

I love to travel in them........and much quicker than a ferry.

There is a really interesting Hovercraft Museum at what used to be called HMS Daedalus in Lee-on-Solent. The do open days as well, which are worth a half day out.

www.ipernity.com/doc/keithburton/album/404825

Thank you for the link Keith. Some super shots and it does look interesting.
Cheers.

Schitterende opname, Keith. wie heeft gewonnen? De meeuw of de hovercraft ?

Thanks Frans..............the gull, I think :-)))

dat is de wegwijzer voor de boot Keith --Verschrikkelijk mooi paasfeest vooor julli!

Thanks Fred.

I've always fancied having a ride on a hovercraft. I do love the way that seagull is leading it the right way!!!1

It's a really good way to travel Jenny. I was lucky to get the gull in the shot in the right position. Many thanks,.

Photo bien captée avec la mouette qui escorte l'aéroglisseur. J'ai eu l'occasion de voir un tel engin. je crois qu'il joignait Royan (ou pas trés loin) à la" Pointe de Grave". Je ne sais pas s'il est toujours en service.C'est impressionnant à voir fonctionner .Mais je suppose que pour un marin comme toi, c'est un gadget .

Glad you like the photo Jean Paul. Hovercraft are quite uncommon in the UK, especially for passenger services and I never actually went on one until about 10 years ago.

They used to be used quite a lot, but apparently they're expensive to run and quickly went out of fashion. There is a Hovercraft museum in Hampshire which occasionally opens to the public and I visited a few years back. Here is a link to my album if you are interested:

www.ipernity.com/doc/keithburton/album/404825

and a link to the museum itself:

www.hovercraft-museum.org

Beeindruckende Maschine! Sie hat etwas von einem Schiff und einem Flugzeug.
Ein großartiger Schuss, Keith!