LOA: 32ft 10in (10.00m) BEAM: 9ft 10in (3.00m)
ENGINES: Twin Suzuki DF325 outboards TOP SPEED: 55 knots
PRICE: From £250,000 inc VAT CONTACT: www.island-ribs.co.uk
When we spoke to Alex Cottle, director at Island RIBs, he expressed doubt over the phrase “adventure boat”, speculating that true adventure involves far more doubt, exposure and hazard than an afternoon picnic at Newtown Creek, and his boats absolutely reflect that. So if boating for you is about cupholders, bench seats and pop-up TVs, you’d best look elsewhere because anything that compromises strength, reliability, practicality or longevity is conspicuous by its absence.
This commercial-spec platform is instead designed to foreground the strengths that the traditional RIB owner values – a soft, dry ride, a robust build, a quick-draining deck and prodigious load-carrying capacity. The forward…