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Isle of Wight
Overview of Excursion Boats & Ferries
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the excursion boats and ferries around the Isle of Wight which are not covered on
other Simplon Isle of Wight web pages
.
Sections on this Page:-
Leisure Steam
Monarch
Needles Pleasure Cruises
Ramblin' Rose
Skye Rose
Wild Rose
Needles Pleasure Cruises Brochure 2008
Yarmouth Harbour Taxis
A2
Joybelle
Peggy Pop
Yarmouth Harbour Ferry Brochure 2008
Yarmouth Harbour Ferry Brochures 2007
Boats on this Page:-
A2
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Yarmouth Harbour Taxis
Joybelle
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Yarmouth Harbour Taxis
Monarch
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Leisure Steam
Peggy Pop
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Yarmouth Harbour Taxis
Ramblin' Rose
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Needles Pleasure Cruises
Skye Rose
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Needles Pleasure Cruises
Wild Rose
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Needles Pleasure Cruises
Isle of Wight Boats Brochure Archive:-
2008 Yarmouth
Joybelle
+ Harbour Taxis Brochure
- 800KB Adobe PDF File
2007 Yarmouth
Temptress
+ Harbour Taxis Brochure
- 1300KB Adobe PDF File
2008 Needles Pleasure Cruises Brochure
- 200KB Adobe PDF File
Other Isle of Wight Pages:-
Hovertravel
Isle of Wight Piers
Isle of Wight - Page 1
- LBSC & LSWR Joint Services
Isle of Wight - Page 2
- Southern Railway 1923-1947
Isle of Wight - Page 3
- British Railways passenger ferries - 1948-1990
Isle of Wight - Page 4
- Car Ferries
Isle of Wight Photo Diary - 4th-11th July 2008
Red Funnel Ferries
Wight Line Cruises
- Solent Area cruises
Wightlink
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References:-
Guide to British Piers (2nd Edition)
- by Timothy Mickleburgh
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Isle of Wight
Overview of Excursion Boats & Ferries
Needles Pleasure Cruises
Needles Pleasure Cruises operate short trips from Alum Bay to the Needles, using the excursion boats
Ramblin' Rose
and
Wild Rose
. They also run fast trips with the RIB
Skye Rose
. The first and last cruises run from and to Yarmouth, where the boats are based overnight. Phone:
01983 761587
to confirm times.
Web:
www.needlespleasurecruises.co.uk
Email:
info@needlespleasurecruises.co.uk
Phone:
01983 761587
Ramblin' Rose
Ramblin' Rose
returning from Alum Bay to Yarmouth after her day's cruises
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008 - Passing Totland Bay Pier
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Ramblin' Rose
returning from Alum Bay to Yarmouth
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008 - Passing Totland Bay Pier
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Ramblin' Rose
returning from Alum Bay to Yarmouth
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008 - Seen from
SS Shieldhall
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Ramblin' Rose
returning from Alum Bay to Yarmouth
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008 - Seen from
SS Shieldhall
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Ramblin' Rose
returning from Alum Bay to Yarmouth
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2008 - Seen from
SS Shieldhall
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Ramblin' Rose
at Yarmouth, with
Wild Rose
and RIB
Skye Rose
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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Ramblin' Rose
at Yarmouth, with
Wild Rose
and RIB
Skye Rose
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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Ramblin' Rose
at Yarmouth
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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Ramblin' Rose
at Yarmouth
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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Ramblin' Rose
at Yarmouth, with
Wild Rose
and RIB
Skye Rose
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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Ramblin' Rose
at Yarmouth
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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Wild Rose
Wild Rose
at Yarmouth, with the RIB
Skye Rose
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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Wild Rose
(centre) at Yarmouth, with
Ramblin' Rose
and the RIB
Skye Rose
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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Wild Rose
(centre) at Yarmouth, with
Ramblin' Rose
and the RIB
Skye Rose
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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Skye Rose
RIB
Skye Rose
at Yarmouth, with the
Wild Rose
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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RIB
Skye Rose
at Yarmouth, with the
Wild Rose
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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RIB
Skye Rose
at Yarmouth, with the
Wild Rose
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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Needles Pleasure Cruises
2008 Brochure featuring
Ramblin' Rose
,
Wild Rose
and the RIB
Skye Roses
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Yarmouth Harbour Taxis
Yarmouth Harbour Taxis (Thomas Taxis) operated the excursion boat
Joybelle
(previously from Teignmouth) in 2008 on Solent and Needles sea cruises, and also fishing trips. In 2007 they ran the ex-K&S Cruises Falmouth boat
Temptress
, but she was not passed by the MCA in 2008, and returned to the Fal. Also operated are three small open water taxis, named
A1
,
A2
and
Peggy Pop
(the latter being somewhat larger than the others). These are availble to take people to moored yachts, and also operate an 'on demand' ferry service across Yarmouth harbour. They also run short cruises up the River Yar, primarily to see the wildlife.
Joybelle
Joybelle
at Yarmouth
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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Joybelle
at Yarmouth
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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Joybelle
at Yarmouth
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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Joybelle
at Yarmouth
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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Joybelle
at Yarmouth
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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Joybelle
at Yarmouth
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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Joybelle
at Yarmouth
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 8th July 2008
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Yarmouth Harbour Ferry & Taxis
Yarmouth Harbour Ferry runs from the town steps near the Wightlink terminal to a pontoon on the opposite side of the harbour. There is an adjacent office in Yarmouth wher one can book the ferry. At the pontoon there is a folding orange signal which one activates with a rope, which calls the ferry. There is also a sign with a mobile phone number which I presume most people use these days. I decided to use the signal and the ferry arrived within minutes from Yarmouth. I was fascinated to see such a device still in use. The three small open water taxis are named
A1
,
A2
and
Peggy Pop
(the latter being somewhat larger than the others).
Signal set to call the ferry