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HSC Wight Ryder I is one of two high-speed passenger catamarans operated by Wightlink on the Ryde to Portsmouth ferry route. Both vessels left their construction site in the Philippines in June 2009, and began service in September 2009. In preparation for their arrival, berth improvements at Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier were carried out
She operated on the Wightlink Ryde Pier to Portsmouth route from 2000 to 2009 along with her sister ship HSC FastCat Ryde. Prior to working for Wightlink, the ship worked in Singapore and was named Water Jet 2. In 1999, the year before it was sold to Wightlink, its name was changed to Supercat 18. [2] From early autumn 2009, Wightlink took ...
Wightlink is a ferry company operating routes across The Solent between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in the south of England. It operates car ferries between Lymington and Yarmouth, and Portsmouth and Fishbourne and a fast passenger-only catamaran between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier.
Since the Isle of Wight was separated from mainland Britain, probably about 7000 years ago, [1] vessels have transported people and goods across the Solent. [citation needed] However the earliest record of an Isle of Wight ferry service is from 1420 when the Lord of the Manor in Ashey was responsible for boats crossing between Portsmouth and Ryde.
HSC FastCat Ryde is a high speed catamaran ferry. The vessel was originally built in Singapore for service in the Philippines as Water Jet 1.She was bought by Wightlink in 2000 and following an extensive refit entered service on the Ryde Pier to Portsmouth route in August of that year along with her sister ship HSC FastCat Shanklin.
The line starts at Ryde Pier Head station, [a] which is located at the sea end of Ryde Pier and connects with cross−Solent ferry services to/from Portsmouth Harbour operated by Wightlink. The station has an island platform with two platform faces and two tracks, [ 3 ] although only the western track (and thus only one platform face) remains ...
William Percy Froud 1895 - 1905 [12] (afterwards station master at Portsmouth Town and Portsmouth Harbour) T.J.D. Russell 1905 - 1906 [13] George Henry French 1906 - 1930 (also station master at Ryde Esplanade) Malcolm J. Bucket 1930 [14] - 1931 (formerly station master at Fratton, also station master at Ryde Esplanade and Ryde St John's)
Wightlink also runs vehicle ferries from Portsmouth International Port to Fishbourne. From Portsmouth Port, Brittany Ferries and Condor Ferries operate services to the Channel Islands, as well as mainland Europe. [17] [18] Between Southsea and Ryde, Hovertravel operate a passenger hovercraft service. [19]