South Coast Passenger Vessels

There are still over 80 vessels with MCA passenger certificates offering cruises on the South Coast today, including big beasts taking passengers across the Channel, smaller local vessels carrying between 12 and 350 passengers, and boats with only 6 inches draft. This book explores all the passenger vessels operating today in an area bounded by Weymouth in the west and Newhaven in the east.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 96 pages
\n Publication date: 15 April 2019
\n Publisher: Amberley Publishing
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Those who believe that the end of the long coastal excursions by paddle steamers of yesteryear marked the end of a trip on the briny sea may be surprised to discover that over eighty vessels with passenger certificates from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency are still offering cruises on the South Coast today. The big beasts are taking passengers across the Channel or to the Channel Islands. Their more modest cousins are ferrying passengers to the Isle of Wight, including the latest state-of-the-art ferry, Victoria of Wight, driven by hybrid battery technology. Then there is a plethora of smaller local vessels carrying between twelve and 350 passengers on shorter hops, often viewing some of the most spectacular South Coast scenery. Take a trip to Brownsea Island. View the Needles or the Jurassic Coast up close. Glide down Christchurch Harbour on boats with only six inches of draft. Sail from Weymouth to Portland, passing breakwaters and forts on a boat that delivered guns, ammunition, and stores to them in the Second World War. With pictures and details, this book explores all the passenger vessels operating today in an area bounded by Weymouth in the west and Newhaven in the east.

\n Weight: 296g\n
Dimension: 230 x 167 x 8 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781445688565\n \n