February 18, 2011
A “Must” for Yachties
For all of you who remember (or perhaps were an avid fan of) the Official Preppy Handbook, published in 1980, a new version of this classic was recently published. A friend brought True Prep to my attention because of the section entitled “Why Sailing”. Listed as the #1 “’must’ for any respectable yachtie” is owning center console RIB as a tender. Anyone who is a part of the sailing community would most likely nod their head in agreement with out giving it a second thought, however it was great to see that the author not only agreed, but ranked it number one on the list. In case you are curious, other “musts” that made the list were yachting pillows, Helly Hanson “foulies”, a folding bicycle, and towels with the boat’s name.... read morePosted by ribcraftusa at 09:42 AM
February 11, 2011
No Trailer Needed
A friend recently sent along this picture that he took of a 4.8 while at a regatta this past summer. Believe it or not we have seen several sailing programs transport their 4.8's this way. By loading the support boat onto the truck, it allows the team to trailer their fleet of Opti’s or Laser’s behind the truck at the same time. A RIB, naturally being lighter than a hard sided boat, makes this option possible and at 15'7" the 4.8 is the ideal size.... read morePosted by ribcraftusa at 09:08 AM
February 04, 2011
Seasonal Boating? Not at RIBCRAFT!
Here in Massachusetts we have gotten storm after storm almost on a weekly basis since the end of December. So what is the cure for the winter blues? Going boating of course! We build and ship RIBs year round, which means we sea trial them year round as well. This week was no exception, so while it was 19 degrees out we put on our thermals and all of the foul weather gear we could find and headed to the launch ramp. The boat that we were testing performed great and topped out at just over 30 knots! Even though a temperature of 19 degrees while going 30 knots makes for a BITING wind chill, there is still nothing quite like time on the water. Here is a photo that was taken from the boat looking out at the harbor and the snow covered lawns in the distance.... read morePosted by ribcraftusa at 04:43 PM
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