leaving for the Isle of Wight

I've always been fascinated by the departure of the hovercraft from Southsea. On this visit I determined to get a shot of it.

Although the hovercraft's trajectory down the beach into the water is well cordoned off, it's possible to get right to the water's edge really close to it.

A sudden blast of cold air and wet spray had my friend, Ellie, and me, scrambling (and laughing) back to the top of the beach.

[Graham Thresher]

Super action capture

[mervyn hobbs]

That is a great catch.

[Babs]

Fabulous shot, well worth getting sprayed for.

[wendy frost]

Brilliant capture and super details. One to remember for fun reasons.

[Susie]

Brilliant capture

[Hazel]

Saved you having a shower! Very nice.

[Montez Sattman]

Great capture! Cool to see!

[Rosie Kind]

great perspective and I love the water spray - Fav

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Great capture and I bet a photograph of you and Ellie scrambling would have been an interesting one too!

[Hazel]

@skipt07

Aha, Skip, luckily our respective menfolk only had a dog on a lead each and their phones with cameras firmly in their pockets! I have no idea why we should have been so naive not thinking about that spray!!!

[Nicole]

fabulous capture and haha for getting sprayed ;)

[Jules Sparrow]

Fabulous movement shot!

[Pat Knowles]

Fantastic close up shot Hazel......I can just imagine you both running up the beach laughing! Hovercraft are still a fascinating way to travel over water I think.

[Hazel]

@happypat

Yes great travel - only been on it once!

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture. Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved and earned.

[Bep]

Great picture. We once took a hovercraft from Calais to Dover. Can't remember how long ago, but it was great fun, especially for our children.

[Margaret Brown]

Lovely actIon capture Hazel!

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

I love hovercraft and had the pleasure of travelling on those huge ones that went from France to Dover. FAV for a super capture.

[Pyrrhula]

Beautiful shot of this nice hovercraft. The funny tale reminds me on : My brother did made once a model of one. On and meeting they ask to show it . He did in a pool. All the watchers around did get wet. Great fun.

[Phil Howcroft]

love the spray hazel , it encapsulates everything about the hovercraft

[Mickey Anderson]

Amazing shot of an amazing Craft!

[Lois]

Great action shot with the water spray!

[Rosan]

Great action shot! Worth getting a little wet.

[william wooderson]

I can hear the boat and the power of the blades churning the water!

[tony gig]

Fabulous shot...Fav

[Nina Ganci]

brilliant action shot, well timed
fav

[Hazel]

@pyrrhula

I like your tale. It made me laugh!