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Salpa Soleil 42 at Cannes Boat Show 2020

The impressive Salpa at Cannes Boat Show

The reason for sharing this video is to highlight the notable feature of the vented hull on the Soleil 42, which commands attention.

It’s crucial to underscore that the hull represents the most significant aspect of any boat.

It’s Adam Younger’s design, a well-know naval architect and member of RIBs ONLY. He has an amazing palmares.

The credit for this goes to the hull developed through a partnership with the esteemed English specialist, Adam Younger. He’ a naval architect and member of RIBs ONLY.

Widely recognised for his expertise in designing racing hulls, Younger crafted a high-performance double-step hull featuring a straight vertical bow.

If you’re interested, I’ve published more videos of Salpa RIBs here on RIBsOnly.com.

This video was published on the Salpa Boats YouTube channel.

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Jaw-dropping Rafnar 1100 Leisure Version Walkthrough

Karel Overlaet, RIB Advocate

Eye-catching Leisure Version

Rafnar (more videos here) is a well-known Icelandic brand that aims at the B2B market and has now developed a second one.

Rafnar’s main competitive advantage is the ÖK hull that has a sort of keel which reduces the slamming significant. This video explains it in detail.

Here’s the bigger brother 1200 in leisure version as well.

This video was published on the BoatLife YouTube channel

Specs

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Chill Cruising Test with the Salpa Soleil 42

Karel Overlaet, RIB Advocate

Drone Impression Cruising Test

This video shows that even this big, 12-meter-long RIB can still navigate swiftly and elegantly.

The Salpa Soleil 42 Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) effortlessly cruises through this canal waters.

This video showcases the remarkable manoeuvrability of this sizable 12-meter RIB, highlighting its ability to navigate with both speed and grace.

It was published on the Brugge Marine Center nv YouTube channel

Proud to share that Brugge Marine Center (BMC) is a good Friend of RIBs ONLY.

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High Speed Boat Operations (HSBO) 2021 Recap

Karel Overlaet, RIB Advocate

Setup of HSBO

This biennially event, HSBO, offers a mixture of theory and practice, with world-class presentations, social networking events and boat trials of up to 35 of the best boats built, at full speed at sea, as well as literate discussions relating to all aspects of boat operations.

Sharing of practical experiences and demonstrations of various new equipment and routines are key elements of HSBO Forum.

Delegates include leaders of many professional agencies operating high-speed boats around the world, procurement & acquisitions officials, boat operators, naval architects, engineers, scientists, and boat builders.