{"id":41462,"date":"2026-02-22T12:18:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T11:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/?p=41462"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:46:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:46:04","slug":"ribride-explorer-episode-1-the-titus-build-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/ribride-explorer-episode-1-the-titus-build-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"RibRide Explorer Episode 1: The Titus Build"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gERdFCeS7gs?si=PFGOjhfV0miG0Mj1\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Building the Titus Rigid Inflatable Boat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andy Partington <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andy-partington-50b61\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(LinkedIn profile<\/a>) is the European Business Development Manager at Honda Marine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He introduces that the company partnered with UK BLS Marine group (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blsmarinegroup.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>). They worked on an 11 meter RIB for Rib Ride (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ribride.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>) in North Wales, UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BLS Marine founder Graeme Linton says a decade-long relationship with Rib Ride led to the collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He stresses that meticulous planning was vital to meet strict offshore requirements and ensure durability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hull of this Titus Rigid Inflatable Boat features an internal wall behind the tubes, improving survivability, freeboard and bonding strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dave Whitehead of Honda highlights the BF350 as the brand\u2019s first production V8 marine engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charles, skipper and head engineer at Rib Ride, expects quiet power and proven reliability offshore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, the partners position the vessel as a robust commercial platform built for demanding excursions.<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HondaMarineEurope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This video was published on <strong>the Honda Marine Europe<\/strong> YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proud to share that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.orcaretail.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ORCA Retail<\/a> is a Friend of RIBs ONLY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proud to share that <a href=\"https:\/\/global.honda\/en\/marine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Honda Marine<\/a> is a Friend of RIBs ONLY.<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HondaMarineEurope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building the Titus Rigid Inflatable Boat Andy Partington (LinkedIn profile) is the European Business Development Manager at Honda Marine. He introduces that the company partnered with UK BLS Marine group (website). They worked on an 11 meter RIB for Rib Ride (website) in North Wales, UK BLS Marine founder Graeme Linton says a decade-long relationship with Rib Ride led to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41510,"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":[565,58,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-titus","category-honda","category-video"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260222_Building-the-Titus-RIB.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41462","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=41462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}