{"id":13399,"date":"2022-05-21T16:11:15","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T14:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/?p=13399"},"modified":"2026-01-27T17:04:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T16:04:00","slug":"rafnar-1100-rib-test-drive-in-rough-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/rafnar-1100-rib-test-drive-in-rough-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafnar 1100 RIB Test Drive in Rough Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-_-VTaPq_IQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Amazing Rafnar 1100<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The title in the top left corner originally said &#8220;in extreme conditions&#8221;. I think <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rGZNrFHsz1M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this is such a context<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore I changed it to &#8220;in rough conditions&#8221;. No offense, Rafnar Netherlands. Still it proofs Rafnars unbelievable capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This video shows a test drive of the Rafnar 1100. It was filmed during the severe storms Eunice, Dudley, and Franklin in February 2022. The drivers in the test were experienced RIB operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its a RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) for professional, harbour, emergency, military and other services related to providing safety at sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are strong gusts up to 140 km\/h. A Code Red weather alarm was applied for the coastal regions in The Netherlands. This includes IJmuiden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waves up to about 4 meters high rolled into the IJmuiden harbour from the North Sea. Powered by 3 Mercury outboards of 350 HP each, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/rafnar-1100-rib-at-the-workboat-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rafnar 1100<\/a> was fiercely put to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more about the partnership between Rafnar Marine and TendersX below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rafnar Maritime and TendersX announced a partnership in 2021. They aim to manufacture and market Rafnar boats. They target the Dutch and German maritime markets in both professional and leisure segments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TendersX is a newly established company. It is a sister of Xtenders and Xquip. They are known as specialists in building carbon superyacht tenders and carbon superyacht equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an official Rafnar partner, TendersX will go to market as Rafnar Netherlands &amp; Rafnar Germany. It will offer the full Rafnar range. TendersX will provide its innovative hull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This video was published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@rafnarnetherlands4104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Rafnar Netherlands YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have some more Rafnar videos. They show the true behavior of the RIBs in very (!) challenging conditions. You can watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UzC8ayyEEQQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this one<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wxCZ-ETvdAY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">another one<\/a>. Sit back, turn up the volume and buckle-up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Model<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Rafnar 1100<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Length overall (LOA)<\/td><td>11,00 &#8211; 11,15 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Beam<\/td><td>3,2 \u2013 3., m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Draft<\/td><td>0,55 &#8211; 0,85 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Weight (empty)<\/td><td>3.800 &#8211; 5.000 kg<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fuel capacity<\/td><td>800 &#8211; 900 l<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Construction<\/td><td>Vacuum infused vinylester \/ GRP with Hypalon tubes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maximum speed<\/td><td>50 &#8211; 55+ knots<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cruising speed<\/td><td>30 knots<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Range<\/td><td>Approximately 250 nautical miles<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Engine configuration<\/td><td>Generally twin or triple outboard setups<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Horsepower range<\/td><td>Up to 1.050 hp (e.g., 3 \u00d7 350 hp engines)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Common setup<\/td><td>3 \u00d7 350 hp Mercury Verado engines<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00d6k hull<\/td><td>A unique hull-and-keel design that reduces slamming impact by up to 95%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">as the specs were not on the website I turned to AI to look them up<br>so data may vary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Amazing Rafnar 1100 The title in the top left corner originally said &#8220;in extreme conditions&#8221;. I think this is such a context. Therefore I changed it to &#8220;in rough conditions&#8221;. No offense, Rafnar Netherlands. Still it proofs Rafnars unbelievable capabilities. This video shows a test drive of the Rafnar 1100. It was filmed during the severe storms Eunice, Dudley,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[150,386,11,462,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rafnar","category-cabin","category-mercury","category-professional","category-video"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13399\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}