This blog is devoted to the Rigid Inflatable Boat.
My Passion for the Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB)
I’ve always been fascinated by the Rigid Inflatable Boat. Their form, style, lay-out, toughness, seaworthiness and sportive way of navigating are the unquestionable advantages you’ll rarely find combined in another type of boat.
Honestly I knew them only mostly for small, regular RIBs en tenders. But boy, was I wrong when I came across this video…
Apex Boats has a plant in wonderful* Costa Rica. It’s located in La Guacima, with a space of 4,000 m2 with an indoor 2,000 m2 infrastructure and very high ceilings for ventilation.
Take a look inside their shipyard. The RIB with the red front tubes at 01:03 and the one with the blue top are quite impressive amongst all the smaller ones.
*This place is recognized by National Geographic, as the second best climate in the world (altitude and dry microclimate combination gives us a relatively low humidity), atmospheric pressure compresses the remaining moisture in the soil, for working at less than 75% moisture, which is essential for the bonding process.
At the recent South Coast Boat Show, Motor Boat & Yachting editor Hugo Andreae took a test drive of the RS Pulse 63, the first electric RIB he’s been aboard.
Should you be interested, I’ve posted earlier news about the RS Pulse 63 with a view on the battery storage.
The video in this post shows the actual drive and experiences.
In this video Tom Montgomery-Swan of Powerboat and RIB takes a look over the Sport model from Highfield.
The 800 on display at the Palma Boat Show 2022 features a Yamaha 300 V6 and a lot of design elements.
Check out this quick boat tour to give you an idea of what the Sport range is all about. Looking for more Highfield videos? You can watch them right now wherever you are.
Proud to share that Highfield is a good Friend of RIBs ONLY.
It’s been rumoured for some time but now it’s gone public.
The Worlds Fastest Hybrid RIB clocks at 104.2 Knots. It’s a Bernico International! CEO and owner is the Belgian Nico Bertels, a well-known boat builder and race pilot with a fantastic palmares.
He won many (!) titles and his son Buby is following in his footsteps.
He sells boats that are well-liked all around the world, and have won lots of awards. One of his biggest secrets is the shape of the hull, the most important part of any boat.
It took the company 4 years to build this head-turning full carbon Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB). Jon Olssen (S) is the lucky owner of this military looking unique RIB called “c’est normal”.
Check out these these amazing RIBs that participated in a Belgian inland river cruise. You will see Technohulls, Capellis powered by Yamaha and Mercury outboards.