44 Camping CookersOne of the attractions of a RIB is going for small adventures, such as camping trips. Kayakers do this all the time, and a RIB is such a perfect tool for exploring by water as Simon Everett highlights.

16 Goldfi sh 29The luxury Scandinavian builder, know for world leading quality and performance, showcase their latest £160k fast tender.

24 C-Fury VoyagerRIB Magazine brings you yet another brand new RIB, this time with an innovative tri-hull design.

26 Suzuki EngineSuzuki are renowned for being at the forefront of 4-stroke technology and creating outboard motors that boast a variety of innovative features…

20 Ribeye T SeriesHugo Montgomery-Swan trials the new tender series from established offshore RIB builder Ribeye and likes what he fi nds…

FEATURE32 ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLYThen let’s begin... Paul Lemmer takes a comprehensive look at the latest shock mitigation seating - is this the future of RIB and fast boat seat design? The shape of things to come?

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12 Skua RB6 PrototypeA new name on the scene with a high-end leisure product designed to be different.Paul Lemmer takes the helm.

42 Rough Guide to...Welcome to RIB Magazine’s rough guide features, where we visit our favourite cruising spots aound the UK. This issue features Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door, Kimmeridge Bay and St Alban’s Head

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48 Entering the dark zoneThe RIB is the ultimate powerboat for adventuring at sea. Its hugely stable, seaworthy, shallow draught and high-speed attributes represent an unbeatable combination that are more than proven both offshore and inshore.

74 What a business!Paul McCarthy had been buying RIBs, cleaning them up and selling them on from his garage at home in South Devon for a year when the ‘crunch’ came…

72 Heavy Weather Powerboating

78 Let’s go ribbing!There’s nothing better than getting out on the water and having fun … but having fun is easier and safer if you have an idea of what to do, where to go, what the dangers are when boating and what kit to carry…

82 For those in peril at seaIt is an immeasurable task to actually defi ne how much we owe to the RNLI for selfl essly acting to save those at peril from our ever changing seas. Paul Brett reports.

86 The North-West PassageBattling through ice and extreme sea conditions en route, adventurer Bear Grylls has led the fi rst team ever to take a RIB through Canada’s notorious North-West Passage.

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Adlard Coles, the renowned publishers of nautical books, have succeeded once again in bringing to the forefront an area of seamanship which has sadly lacked attention.

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58 Chine WalkingChine walking – why it happens and how to fi x it…

62 Ceasar invades St KildaAmazing! Dad said I could take my own boat, Seutrek – a 4m Ceasar Surfcat with a Tohatsu 30hp outboard – to St Kilda, a distance of 64 nautical miles…

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68 Console yourselfQuality control, health and safety, risk assessment and legislation are all hot topics. How do they relate to the marine environment and what can happen when things go wrong? Hugo Montgomery-Swan relates a recent experience of import to all our readers…

WILDLIFE52 Dolphin WatchingOf all the creatures that inhabit our seas and oceans, none have featured more prominently in human culture than the dolphin.

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