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BOAT TESTS 16 Renegade 10m - Caudwell

Renegade are a new name in the RIB market, having been going, from a standing start, for just two years

FIRST LOOK

COOKING GUIDE

20 Technohull 999 Sea-DNA

Another RIBEX show comes and goes with yet more new RIBs to test for RIB Magazine.

FIRST LOOK

54 Cook your catch

Fresh sh and shellsh do not need much cooking: they have their own avour and can stand up on their own without the need for fancy recipes .

24 Brig group test

Our 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 RIB

Delta have been at the forefront of commercial RIB design since, it would seem, the beginning of time

30 Royal Gibraltar Police

The 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. 6 December

FIRST LOOK

66 Over the bar

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

RIB RALLY 46 Menai Strait RIB Rally

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

ADVENTURE

62 Whale Watching

WILDLIFE

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

FEATURES

FEATURES

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

78 High-performance RIB design

Now 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.

40 Challenge RIBs to the fore!

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 teams requirements, but nonetheless represent the same vessel any customer could buy off the shelf.

78 The way we were

From 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

44 The GORE-TEX Arctic Challenge - suits and essentials

The GORE-TEX Arctic Challenge is quickly becoming a superb platform for evaluating essential boating equipment and kit relevant to our RIB market. December 7