Offshore

[treerat]

Originally Posted by beamishken

Don't think anyone was actually rubbishing highfields it's just they wouldnt fit into most folks Idea of a well proven offshore rib.
Halmatic, Delta, Redbay, Avon Ribcraft & even the ops Scorpion would all feature above a highfield in a list answering the ops question .

It seemed odd the first name out of the bag was highfield imho

Only because I'm running one. Had my 6m 14 miles off shore and been more then capable in some pretty big seas.

There are plenty of others to choose from, but i can only comment on what I know from experience, not what I've read or what others think.

[gpsguru]

Originally Posted by treerat

Only because I'm running one. Had my 6m 14 miles off shore and been more then capable in some pretty big seas.

There are plenty of others to choose from, but i can only comment on what I know from experience, not what I've read or what others think.

I guess it depends on what you call offshore. Fishing at 14 miles would be the inshore wrecks for me.

We often go out to the 50 mile wrecks in my Ribcraft 585 and we have returned in some quite lively 2m+ seas from time to time. Offshore to me is anything over 30 miles offshore. We sometimes see Humber's out there, but I cant remember ever seeing a Highfield or a Brig etc

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by gpsguru

.......We sometimes see Humber's out there, but I cant remember ever seeing a Highfield or a Brig etc

They aren’t allowed out of the Solent[emoji6]

[treerat]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

They aren’t allowed out of the Solent[emoji6]

The odd one does get lost!!

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by treerat

The odd one does get lost!!

Is that The Needles ?[emoji6]

[treerat]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Is that The Needles ?[emoji6]

Eddystone...........

[Fender]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Is that The Needles ?[emoji6]

Originally Posted by treerat

Eddystone...........

I see sarcasm is lost on you treerat

[willk]

Maybe it would be useful to define "Offshore" before we all roll out of the pram?

I can't - but clearly miles offshore isn't the defining quality - I've accompanied an SR4 from Donegal to Islay (return trip in a day) but I wouldn't call it an offshore RIB. I was in a 6.5m Redbay and I'd say the same about it!

Range, seakeeping, reliability, nav & comms, safety gear, crew seating all have to contribute something.

I'd lean towards "A RIB capable of making a long passage in worse than expected conditions while keeping crew safe and (reasonably) comfortable, yet making useful progress"

[treerat]

Originally Posted by Fender

I see sarcasm is lost on you treerat

Oh yes - especially before cup of tea number 3