F-Ribs And Sibs - Inflatable Boat Community

Excel Volaire 390 & Mariner 20hp. The Volaire is a brilliant boat, purchased new in June 2020. Made from 1670 Decitex, which is 1.2mm thick (rather than most inflatables, which are 0.9mm) Very tough, but also very stable and quick. Full inflatable V-floor (not an inflatable keel), so gives a softer ...

Agreed. And in the major cross-wind on that day, my Volaire 390 showed the directional stability of a new-born calf on an ice rink. My tiller was at 45 degrees, just to go in a straight line. Love to do try it again on a good day!

Hi @Froglet , do you fancy a rerun of the April attempt with @ChrisParish to get across to the Isle of Wight?

Hi guys, many thanks for the replies. Overall, I'm inclined to think maybe a later date might work better. Weather is now looking gloomier, with just cloud. But I'm also not sure about how good Warsash is for RIBs on trailers, as I remember it being a very shallow gradient on gravel- and both you gu...

Hi - anyone fancy a day out on Friday 20th or Saturday 21st August from Warsash? Looks like high tide is 10am till 1pm, with lows at 3am and 4pm. BBC weather even looks promising for both sun and wind? Or somewhere like Itchenor (though I've never been there)?

Can I add my thanks to @bbutty for organising a great day out. It was great to meet @harrison and @sonny1, and to see @ChrisParish again in the new Aerotec. Lovely day, great trip and hope to do it again. A few pics to add:

Hi - how about 10:00 to set off?

Hi, XCW weather for Saturday in Christchurch suggest gentle breeze, with gusts less than 10 mph, and even some sunshine between 10 and 1. The BBC even seems to agree!

Hi - we'll be down around 08:30 with plenty of fuel. Happy to follow everyone's guidance as we are probably the novices here!

hi there - looking forward to this. We'll probably get down to Christchurch early from East Sussex, park in Mayors and hopefuly go get some breakfast. See everyone next saturday