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A commercial vessel passes close to a sailing yacht in The Solent on a hazey morning.

Solent Area Prog Breast Print Logo

Solent Area Prog Tee Large style logo.

Dogfight over the Solent A Sopwith Triplane pursued by the enemy over the Solent, or as the pilot may have been heard to say "Get that Fokker off my tail!". Part of the 'Great War' display at Bournemouth Air Show 2017 (Dorset, England). The backdrop is of course the Needles and the Isle of Wight. Taken from the cliff top between Bournemouth and Boscombe piers on Day 3 of the show. Date: 2nd September 2017.

Solent waves by Debra Cox - Nostalgic Perspective Photography.

Hurst Point Lighthouse is located at Hurst Point in Hampshire in the New Forest, and guides vessels through the western approaches to the Solent.

Windsurfing on the Solent by Debra Cox - Nostalgic Perspective Photography.

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...

A view of Hurst Point which is situated at the seaward end of the shingle spit that extends from Milford-On-Sea. The end of the spit is only three-quarters of a mile from the Isle of Wight

A digitally produced sketch from my original photograph of a hovercraft leaving the beach at Southsea, Hampshire on England's south coast during late afternoon. It speeds foot passengers over the Solent to Ryde in about 10 minutes. The service started in 1965 and iIt's now believed to be unique in Western Europe.

Boats moored on the Beaulieu River near the coast of Hampshire. The river starts its life not far from here near Lyndhurst in the New Forest. It flows for a somewhat short distance to the sea passing through the village of Beaulieu from which it takes its name. A little further on it passes the hamlet of Bucklers Hard before meeting the sea on the Solent. At Bucklers Hard, not far from here, mighty wooden battleships were built, incluiding Nelson's favourite, the 'Agamemnon'.

Lepe (Hampshire, UK) is one of the places I cycle to from my home in Romsey. It lies on the edge of the New Forest and is one of the nearest patches of beach to the city of Southampton. It offers views of the ships coming and going through the Solent, and with pleasant walks through a country park - all with a cafe for tea and cake afterwards. This view comes from a summer's day, when the place was busy (a big contrast to how it looks under lockdown). The arrangement of people made me think of Seurat's pointillist painting, inspiring me to paint the scene myself - but in my own style. I've painted it in oil on a 30x20 inch board

Spinnaker Tower, opened in 2005, is a 170-metre (560 ft) landmark tower which is the centrepiece of the redevelopment of Portsmouth Harbour in Hampshire, southern England. The design represents sails billowing in the wind. The tower stands on the shore of Portsmouth Harbour alongside the modern retail outlet shopping centre, Gunwharf Quays, in contrast to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard which houses HMS Victory, the masts of which can be seen in the background of this picture.

The iconic Spinnaker Tower in Gunwharf Quays overlooking Portsmouth Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, south coast England

The hottest day sunset by Debra Cox - Nostalgic Perspective Photography.

Independence on the Pier? Number of views as of 21st May 2018 = 1150. As cruise ships leave Southampton docks heading for the English Channel, something of an optical illusion is created as they pass Hythe Pier. Hythe Pier was built in 1879 and is the 7th longest in the UK. A light railway links the pier head to a passenger ferry terminal at the far end of the pier. Weighing in at 154,407 tons, the Independence of the Seas is the pride of the Royal Caribbean fleet. Date: 28th July 2012. Click here to see a cruise ship panorama!

LV Calshot Spit Number of views as of 29th May 2019 = 560. Southampton's lightship, LV78 'Calshot Spit' once marked the entrance to Southampton Water. The vessel, built in 1916, has now moved to a new home close to one of Southampton's ocean liner terminals. The backdrop to the shot is one of P & O's largest cruise ships, Azura. Date: 28th July 2012. Click here to view my Nautical gallery. Click here to view other work featuring Hampshire & the Isle of Wight.

Driftwood, Keyhaven Jetty Number of views as of 19th October 2016 = 240. Keyhaven is a small fishing village on the south coast of England, between Milford-on-Sea and Lymington, Hampshire. A mile or so north-east of the village, this iron-clad jetty juts out into the Solent, with great views across to the Isle of Wight and Hurst Castle further to the south-west. If you look carefully beyond the jetty, you can just see the Isle of Wight ferry, which crosses from Lymington to Yarmouth and back. Date: 16th March 2014.

Azura The cruise ship Azura, setting sail from the port of Southampton, Hampshire, England. Had the great pleasure of sailing aboard the Azura from Southampton to the Norwegian Fjords earlier this year (2018). She really is a great ship and the crew are a credit to the line. Date: 28th July 2012.

Spinnaker Tower - Portsmouth, Hampshire. A 170 metre tall visitor attraction overlooking historical Portsmouth harbour and the Solent.

It was one of those perfectly clear calm days in January when I took the ferry over to Ryde and walked the coast of the Isle Of Wight (UK) round to this spot on Priory Bay. The low winter sun skimmed across the trees, bringing just enough warmth and shelter by the far rocks for a brief lunch stop before I needed to return to Ryde. This oil painting is on board, measuring 16 inches wide by 12 inches high. Look close and you may spot Portsmouth and the Spinnaker tower on the horizon.

Motor Gun Boat

One of the last examples of a Second World War motor Gun boat off the Isle of Wight

One of the last examples of a Second World War Motor Gun Boat at speed off the South Cost of England

One of the last examples of a British Motor Gun Boat at full throttle in the Solent off the South coast