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English forum => Small talk => Topic started by: Ralphy on July 24, 2010, 23:31:40

Title: Trip to portsmouth (In Pics)
Post by: Ralphy on July 24, 2010, 23:31:40

today it was my grandaparents golden wedding aneversairy so we went to the mainland today on the wightlink st faith and st cecelia. i've taken some pics

Title: Re: Trip to portsmouth (In Pics)
Post by: The Ferry Man on July 25, 2010, 09:45:43

Was that Yesterday? (Saturday)

Because I was there too...  :o

Nice pics  :thumbs:

Title: Re: Trip to portsmouth (In Pics)
Post by: jim.smith on July 25, 2010, 10:17:03

Nice ones Ralphy,I can almost see my house. :thumbs: :lol:

Title: Re: Trip to portsmouth (In Pics)
Post by: Ralphy on July 25, 2010, 13:46:52

yh it was yestaday. i've still got more but there is a 4mb upload limit and my internet is being slow

Title: Re: Trip to portsmouth (In Pics)
Post by: Ralphy on July 25, 2010, 13:51:16

and even more. thats all of them that are'nt dupes

Title: Re: Trip to portsmouth (In Pics)
Post by: The Ferry Man on July 25, 2010, 14:36:48

Great pics - I have wanted to go over on the Saints for some time, but with no cat, makes it difficult.

What time did you get in and leave Portsmouth?

Title: Re: Trip to portsmouth (In Pics)
Post by: Ralphy on July 25, 2010, 17:55:51

arrived about 10:30am on st faith and left on st cecilia at about 8pm

TFM you might know, why did they build the saint class ferries with the bridge on the front why not in the middle like st clare. because of this they have to turn when they get to portsmouth and when they leave fishbourne

Title: Re: Trip to portsmouth (In Pics)
Post by: The Ferry Man on July 25, 2010, 18:11:50

OK, I didn't turn up til about 1:00pm...

No, I never understood the Way they went from the C-Class double ended to the Saints one way...

I will see what I can find out...

Edit:

OK the naval architect who designed her felt that the speed required for the route meant that the vessels should be one-way, so they have two Voiths stern and one forward

Title: Re: Trip to portsmouth (In Pics)
Post by: Ralphy on July 25, 2010, 18:36:21

i thought she only had 2 voiths, i just found a design for a idea to increase st cecilias size

(http://www.wightlink.co.uk/media/37769/newcarferry-450.jpg)

i think it's a bit ugly, they are also planning the same to st faith

but it is needed, they are often full up. when they extend them i will get a pic of them

Title: Re: Trip to portsmouth (In Pics)
Post by: The Ferry Man on July 25, 2010, 18:38:30

Nope three.

I have seen that design... very... ugly..  :-\

Title: Re: Trip to portsmouth (In Pics)
Post by: Aad The Pirate on July 25, 2010, 21:12:36

Quote from: Ralphy on July 25, 2010, 13:51:16

and even more. thats all of them that are'nt dupes

VSTEP did build the Spinnaker quite nice