Stolen Hovercraft

[sixpackpert]

I am posting this on here for a friend as many more people use this site than the Hovercraft site forum. Any info much appreciated, second time they've been knicked this year!!

Cheers

Jon

Folks, unbelievably, the three Flying Fish craft have been stolen again, just three months after getting them back following the last theft.

They were taken last night (Monday September 11th) from Dover. The thieves broke into a car that was blocking them in, moved a load of other stuff, including a trailer with no wheels that was obstructing them - and took the whole lot away.

Theres three craft on a yellow triple trailer. All GRP single seat Flying Fish with 22bhp Briggs & Strattons.

Colours as follows
Green with orange skirt
Yellow with blue trim
Purple with blue trim.

The green one can be seen in this pohoto - and this is the trailer - tho it no longer has the graphics on the side I believe.



If you see or hear anything, please let me know on 07970 930998. Reward for information leading to recovery.

Thanks

Russ

[VETTE_1978]

Sorry to hear this!! I live near a water park area which has a few hovercraft/jet ski sessions on at weekends so will keep a regular watch down there in a "Columboesque" way.

It's miles from Dover (South Yorkshire) but you never know your luck - I'll nip down there this evening and see if there's any activity on the water.

[tigger1]

My hovercraft is full of eels.

<taxi for tigger>

Hope they turn up.

[esselte]

VETTE_1978 said:

Sorry to hear this!! I live near a water park area which has a few hovercraft/jet ski sessions on at weekends so will keep a regular watch down there in a "Columboesque" way.

It's miles from Dover (South Yorkshire) but you never know your luck - I'll nip down there this evening and see if there's any activity on the water.

Not Rother Valley is it Vette?

[sixpackpert]

Hi Vette,

Rother Valley by any chance??

Cheers

Jon

[mybrainhurts]

Sorry to hear that...how the hell can they get rid of them?

Have you checked the horizon...?

[sixpackpert]

Beat me to it!!!

[sixpackpert]

It will be very hard to get rid of them as the hovercraft fraternity is a close nit bunch worldwide and will be able to spot them up for sale with no problems at all.

Here's hoping they turn up sooner rather than later, thieving scum.

Cheers

Jon

[VETTE_1978]

That'll be the one! I live about 2 miles from Rother Valley and include the odd circuit in my summer cycle rides (including tonight). There's normally plenty of weekend activity on the larger lake so any hovercraft will be noted and poked it.

[sixpackpert]

Much appreciated.

Thanks

[graham@reading]

My old school (Bradfield College) used to do a lot of hovercraft stuff. I think they use Curtin's Farm in Theale for their hovering shenanigans. As with Vette, that's on the route of one of my cycle runs so can keep an eye out too. Won't get to go that way until the weekend though.

[mybrainhurts]

I'll keep an eye on my Tesco car park...

It gets quite wet...

[towman]

Sad to say, but being so close to the channel ports they probably went straight into the back of an artic and are now heading for far flung corners of Europe. Obviously stolen to order.

[VETTE_1978]

Maybe, but I'd have money on some Albanian immigrants that had just jumped out the back of a HGV, had a look around the UK, decided it was too full of Albanians, Slavs, Poles and various other "europeans", nicked the hovers and are currently bobbing back over the Channel to try and get back to the goat ranch in the hills.

[chrisgr31]

As has been reported its the second time this year they have been stolen. Last time they were recovered from the UK, Somewhere Chichester or Southampton way I believe.