Solent Express Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Solent Express Number of views as of 9th October 2018 = 1000. Pictured departing from Ryde on the Isle of Wight on its way across the Solent to Southsea, this is Hovertravel's BHT130 "Solent Express" hovercraft. Introduced in 2007, the Solent Express carries 130 passengers, is diesel-powered, and makes the crossing in just under 9 minutes, at least 13 minutes faster than its closest competitor. The Ryde-Southsea link is one of only two scheduled, year-round hovercraft services in the world and is certainly the longest running service, having been introduced in 1965. Cambridge University graduate Sir Christopher Cockerell is credited with the invention of the hovercraft. His prototype SR-N1 craft made the first English Channel crossing fr...