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l'escargot

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Having no boating qualifications and always sailed just for fun, decided to do Powerboat Level 2 (might also come in handy for a bit of casual work when I retire) so SWMBO bought it for me for Christmas.

Done a bit in RIBs in the past, so thoroughly enjoyed playing around in Osborne Bay yesterday in a bit of a blow. I think I will be doing some more.

Already looking around for a bigger saily boat, now how do I justify buying a RIB as well.....

(If anyone wants a recommendation for a good instructor IW/Solent, PM me)
 
After all the Global Warming threads and posts and rants, are you sure about buying a RIB and being able to retain, even if it is ever such a small one, a degree of credibility?
 
Surely, after a few high speed blasts in a RIB your appetites for speed are satisfied. I know mine are. But, occasionally I'm let out on a 6 metre RIB thatv will do over 30 knots /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Fun, isn't it?
 
PB2 - me too, recently.
5.5m RIB + 75 hp.
Mostly low speed of course, but we did get to open it up a few times and ...
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'Struth!!!
slightly altered perspective on life

but if I bought one I wouldn't have enough money left for the fuel
 
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Easy, buy a reall huge raggy and then you can argue for a RIB and oversized O/B hanging on the davits. I believe Mirabella IV has a 30ft RIB as "tender" with, presumably, a commensurately sized pair of O/Bs.

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Already looking around for a bigger saily boat, now how do I justify buying a RIB as well.....


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Easy, buy a reall huge raggy and then you can argue for a RIB and oversized O/B hanging on the davits. I believe Mirabella IV has a 30ft RIB as "tender" with, presumably, a commensurately sized pair of O/Bs.

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Or get a McGregor with a huge O/board on back !! Best of both worlds ? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
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...I'm let out on a 6 metre RIB thatv will do over 30 knots /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Fun, isn't it?

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I was on this

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certainly doesn't hang about and good fun working it in some biggish seas, wasn't just a case of steering it whilst it took me for a ride.
 
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