Portsmouth - Ryde Isle of Wight hovercraft vs Wightlink Fastcat ferry review

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The hovercraft between Portsmouth and Ryde at the Isle of Wight is a unique way of transportation. But is it the best? Or is the FastCat operated by WightLink ferries a better way of transportation between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight?
There's only one way to find out and that's to travel on both ways of transportation
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00:00 Introduction
00:52 Hovercraft Portsmouth - Ryde Esplanade, Isle of Wight
06:44 Wightlink FastCat Ryde Pierhead, Isle of Wight - Portsmouth Harbour
12:48 Wightlink Fastcar ferry terminal at Portsmouth Harbour railway station
13:45 End of the video
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@andrewclark8630 Месяц назад

I spent several hours researching Wightlink's sustainability efforts, found them lacking, and will use the hoovercraft from now on even though it is more expensive. Only joking! Seriously I still find the hoovercraft more fun, never gets boring, and there are times when it is more convenient and, oddly enough, when bought with a train ticket, cheaper. Great video by the way.

@dawdawes Год назад

Nice to see you in the UK, I love the Hover craft , hope you enjoyed your trip

@Trainviking 11 месяцев назад

Thanks, yes I really liked it. However the Isle of Wight is a kind of busy during Easter haha, lots of ancle biters at some spots 😄.

@tuqe Год назад

(Am learning Dutch so absolutely you would have many comments on my pronunciation) but I love “hoovercraft”, makes it sound like you are riding a giant branded vacuum cleaner! Also my comment got messed up, hovercraft rock would be a “slipway” or “launch”, short for boat launch (any gentle hill that lets you put a boat in the water) Also also, weirdly enough for short distances a hovercraft is far more fuel efficient than a ferry (assuming both powered by petroleum products), the key difference is that a boat has to push literal tonnes of water out of the way as it moves. For longer distances a hovercraft could start to lose its advantage due to the impact of fuel weight, but would most likely be null for the island hoppers!

@Trainviking 11 месяцев назад

Haha my English will always be very Dutch English I guess (I'm not even trying, some other non-european accents might be easier to imitate but the easy ones, I don't like that kind of English, and no I'm not mention what English I don't like in public, Ihave many viewers from there). Actually now you mention it, about fuel efficiency, this makes a lot of sense. Even though a ferry is really environmental friendly it's crazy to see there aren't that many hovercrafts. I mainly know that speed has a big fuel impact for boats.

@XteamMAB Месяц назад

Quick answer Fast cat You get a train ride after Hovercraft It’s something from Star Wars

@Trainviking Месяц назад

Hahahahaha

@p1anetmatt 2 месяца назад

Portsmouth Harbour is the better station to get off. The walk then takes you along the seafront and through Old Portsmouth. It's a nicer walk.

@erik_griswold Год назад

Disappointed there were no eels on the hovercraft.

@Trainviking 11 месяцев назад

😆 😂

@piebejanman 11 месяцев назад

Catamaran 2*1200hp*22min/260pax =203. Hovercraft 2*1100hp*10min/78pax =282 Thus the catamaran is abt. 30% more fuel efficient than the hovercraft with equal occupation rate. But the stretch for the catamaran is also longer, so even more efficient per km