66 Over the barIt is a beautiful day with high pressure dominating the country and boat users making the most of the fair weather... Meuryn Hughes explains

24 Brig group testOur last encounter with a Brig RIB was during our 5m group test and unfortunately it did not go well for the product or us testers …

30 Delta 680X Swiss Police RIBDelta have been at the forefront of commercial RIB design since, it would seem, the beginning of time …

30 Royal Gibraltar PoliceThe Royal Gibraltar Police marine unit is a very busy section, mainly due to the close proximity of the neighbouring Spanish border and the fact that North Africa is just 18 km away across the Straits.

20 Technohull 999 Sea-DNAAnother RIBEX show comes and goes with yet more new RIBs to test for RIB Magazine.

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BOAT TESTS COOKING GUIDE16 Renegade 10m - CaudwellRenegade are a new name in the RIB market, having been going, from a standing start, for just two years …

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6 December

54 Cook your catchFresh fi sh and shellfi sh do not need much cooking: they have their own fl avour and can stand up on their own without the need for fancy recipes ….

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58 Raymarine - an insightRaymarine is a name synonymous with marine electronics and they are the choice of many of the world’s leading sailors and adventurers, in both power and sail.

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46 Menai Strait RIB RallyThere is something about running in company that enhances the boating experience, which is why when Neil Faulkner organised a bit of a get-together to run the Menai Strait, RIBs came from all over North Wales and the Midlands to join in.

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December 7

78 High-performance RIB designNow that we have gone over the basics of planing hull theory and looked at some of the aspects that may affect high performance, I would like to look into some of the areas of development that are available to designers in continuing to improve the performance of RIBs.

78 The way we wereFrom the corners of my mind, I bring you scattered images of the boats I left behind, and if I had the chance to do it all again, I would, for there is nothing painful in these memories …

WILDLIFE62 Whale WatchingDespite being among the largest animals to have ever lived, whales can be elusive and diffi cult to spot. Once encountered, however, these literally breathtaking mammals are not forgotten. Whale specialist Kelvin Murray explains more about these intriguing giants.

40 Challenge RIBs to the fore!

44 The GORE-TEX Arctic Challenge - suits and essentials

The Suzuki-powered Humber Ocean Pro 6.3 m RIBs being employed on the GORE-TEX® Arctic Challenge are essentially standard production models, duly customised according to the Challenge team’s requirements, but nonetheless represent the same vessel any customer could buy ‘off the shelf’.

The GORE-TEX Arctic Challenge is quickly becoming a superb platform for evaluating essential boating equipment and kit relevant to our RIB market.

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