My Jet Ski Seats Upto 6 People!

Unbelievable? You better believe it! Checkout the Dockitjet 5.6m RIB, an unsinkable Rigid Inflatable Boat, powered by a Personal Water Craft, which can lock in and out of the Dockitjet hull at any time, in minutes. The Dockitjet RIB can fit most PWC, becoming a boat that's great for group outings, safe and dry in chop, stable and spacious for fishing, diving or lunch, and still free to undock for play. The best of all worlds!








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GoldFish : The 'Ultimate' Tool on Water !

The title to this post seems like a understatement of drastic volumes...but at the same time conveys the philosophy that goes into making a Goldfish.


Initially looked upon as a tender to super-yachts, Goldfish boats have become extremely popular the sports boat enthusiasts lately.


The facility in the UK - the Salterns boatyard, that produces these has increased its output manifolds, in an attempt to meet demand.

THE IMMACULATE RANGE

Call it a RIB dipped in a tub of molten gold and then sprinkled with diamonds...Goldfish boats are a class apart.


The smallest boat in the line-up is the rigid-hulled 6.65-metre Goldfish 22 Sport. This is followed by the 7.6-metre Goldfish 25 RIB, a superb inboard-engined tender capable of speeds of up to 80 knots, while the 8.9-metre Goldfish 29 RIB has a top speed of 75 knots, making it the fastest single diesel engined powered RIB at the Show.

The Goldfish 30 SC is new to the range. It is a 9.9-metre rigid-hulled sports cruiser that is capable of speeds of up to 55 knots; the fastest single diesel engined production sports boat at the Show.


Recently, potential owners have been showing particular interest in Goldfish’s high performance engine option. This is the D-MAX 370, a sophisticated, tuned version of the Yanmar 6 LP six-cylinder, 4.2-litre 300hp that boosts the power output to 370hp. Depending on the particular model, standard power options include Volvo Penta and Yanmar diesel engines and MerCruiser petrol engines; choices that allow owners to select the boat’s top speed.


The two-stepped, decompressing deep-V hulled Goldfish 25 carries up to seven passengers, while the Goldfish 29 extends this passenger payload to nine. Both are available with an extensive line-up of factory-fitted optional extras. These include carbon-fibre hull reinforcement and a performance-tuned engine. A thruster booster for faster acceleration is fitted as standard.

ROUND BRITAIN WINNER - 2 IN ONE

The Round Britain Powerboat Race - the 'Mount Everest' of powerboat races that happened in June this year saw new winners in the Goldfish boats in both the classes that the Goldfish raced.


Just as the world of motorbikes...you have bikes, and then you have the Harley Davidson; the world of RIBs has its Goldfish.
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RIBs : Rigid Inflatable Boats - Rugged...Invincible...Brave !

You can blame us to make something so ordinary sound uber-cool!

Considering what these boats can actually achieve with ease, the adjectives used in the title of this post would sound like an understatement.


Rigid Inflatable Boats...better known as R.I.Bs (RIBs) are your everyday, 'friendly' kind of boats that seem to be made out of some kind of rubber and an engine attached at the aft. Though it may be that simple in design and form...these can function from something as simple as a tender to a multi-million yacht, or something as complex as braving storms in order to rescue stranded sailors - that too with amazing dexterity.

Although developed from inflatable boats, RIBs have come a long way and are available in many shapes and sizes and some are built with specific purposes also.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Though light-weight, RIBs are about high performance and high capacity. They are constructed with a solid, shaped hull and flexible tubes at the gunwale. The design is stable and seaworthy.

One of the main advantages is that due to the inflatable collar the buoyancy is not lost if a large quantity of water is shipped aboard.


Though they look similar in terms of shape, RIBs come in varying lengths from 12 feet to 55 feet, generally.

Engines varying from your favorite '9.9' HP to 500 HP are fitted on to many manufactured RIBs.

Practically, the best option on water, since sometime fixing a puncture can be as simple as fixing a puncture of your cycle tyre - RIBs find their way into uses such as rescue boats, military and defence, water-sports and tourism boats, fishing boats, and the most glamorous that it could get is being a tender to a super-yacht.


Their versatility and cost advantage is one of the most important reasons for this all-round use, further aided by ease of transport and in inflating/ deflating.

Lately, modern technology has helped develop 'inflatable keels' that increase buoyancy further and aide a smoother ride.

HISTORY OF RIBs

The combination of rigid hull and large inflatable buoyancy tubes seems to have been first introduced in 1967 by Tony and Edward Lee-Elliott.

Though it was patented only in 1969 by Admiral Hoare, after research and development at Atlantic College in Wales.


For practical use, RIBs then were introduced for the first time as lifeboats on the England in 1970.

WAVE-JUMPERS

YIPPEEEE!...its fun-time...and what fun it would be to 'jump' waves! Many resorts have found a novel use for RIBs where these come fitted with 2 parallel rows of seats, the RIB being 10 meters in length.


It is propelled by two powerful engines, with the aim being to get the craft to roughly 30-40 knots before jumping off the tops of waves.

'WHEELHOUSE' RIBs

An 'extension' to the RIB family is the Wheelhouse RIB - larger RIBs can have hard-tops or wheelhouses made of GRP or aluminium.


Wheelhouses offer protection from the elements to both the crew and passengers - and can also protect equipment such as suspension seats and navigation equipment.

Some RIB manufacturers, provide optional canopies which form fabric and perspex wheelhouses but can be easily removed in good weather.

Increasingly, RIBs are becoming available with small cabins (usually with accommodation for 2 people and in some cases sea toilets or chemical toilets), widening the application of RIBs as cruising craft.

Looking for the most practical and versatile option on the water...and at the most reasonable price...look no further...the RIB is yours for the taking!
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