Meet our fleet
Along with our other FastCat, Wight Ryder II, she is our quickest ferry, getting foot passengers to and from the Isle of Wight in just 22 minutes. She entered service on 29 September 2009.
Both vessels work as a team to provide a regular FastCat service across the Solent.
Wight Ryder I has a number of facilities on board including toilets, a dedicated bike storage area, priority seating for passengers who require accessible travel and a sun deck.
Soak up the views of the Solent on board our FastCats. Our sun deck aboard Wight Ryder I will allow you to see all the sights on your journey to or from the Island.
Take your bike across the Solent. We have storage space for up to 20 bicycles on our FastCats.
Make the most of our well-ventilated and spacious passenger lounge with high standards of cleanliness.
Wight Ryder I and II are not our first catamarans. In fact, they are our third generation of high-speed FastCats to operate on the Portsmouth – Ryde route.
Wight Ryder I is registered under the UK flag in Portsmouth.
She has a length on 39.5 metres. That’s about seven-tenths the height of The Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Wight Ryder I was built in 2009 in Cebu, Philippines.
Wight Ryder I can hold 260 passengers at a time.
She can hold 20 bicycles at a time.
If you’re travelling on foot, Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde Pier Head is our quickest route, crossing the waters between the Isle of Wight and mainland in just 22 minutes.
Our reliable, high-speed FastCat catamarans serve this route and come with spacious passenger lounges, bicycle racks and a sun deck, perfect for taking in the views during the day.
Ticket gates
We have introduced ticket gates at both our Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier Head ports.
Similar to gates you see at many train stations, they will accept rail tickets (except Interrail tickets) with barcodes or QR codes as well as Wightlink paper tickets, passes and online tickets on smart phones.
If you’re travelling using a rail ticket with a magnetic strip, these will need to be scanned manually by our port staff, as will adults travelling with children.
The biggest ferry in our fleet – running on hybrid energy, bringing a new, greener era of travel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland.
Our second-largest ferry, St Clare is capable of two-tier boarding and comes with a wide range of facilities.
Our eldest member of the fleet, St Faith continues to serve the Portsmouth – Fishbourne route, providing a relaxing journey across the Solent.
As one of our Wight Class ferries, Wight Sun serves our Lymington – Yarmouth route and, when required, our Portsmouth – Fishbourne route.
Serving our Lymington – Yarmouth route, Wight Sky is one of our Wight Class vehicle ferries.
One of our Wight Class vehicle ferries, Wight Light serves our Lymington – Yarmouth route.
Our second high-speed FastCat, getting you across the Solent in just 22 minutes.
