Thanks!

[paulb33]

A fun week with my first RIB. Family loving it (despite the weather). Grateful for all the RIBNET advice that got me here - thanks everyone.

[breezeblock]

where were you

[Brian]

Do you want to change your boat style?
Under 3m ?

[paulb33]

Why Brian?

[willk]

Originally Posted by paulb33

Why Brian?

IMO, he means you're SIBbing it - in the hood with the Gurnard and the beach brigade - brave moves from a 7.4m owner!






P.S. Classic west of Ireland boating pics.

[paulb33]

A SIB won’t get 2 adults, 3 kids and 2 large dogs through Atlantic waters to the Aran Islands.

[HDAV]

Nice looking rig.......must mean under 3m wide?

[Pingu]

Beautiful boat Paul and excellent photographs.

[paulb33]

Well, a 7.4m RedBay was perhaps overkill...but took this total novice helmsman (and his crew of 4 plus two large dogs) to various Connemara Islands across the residual swell of the passing tropical storm, in safety and dry comfort. So, it’s overkill for this year...but the test of manoeuvring and navigation sets me up for more adventurous trips next year. It’s a 10-year Atlantic coastal boat. One step at a time.

[willk]

I was thinking more about your ability to squeeze it into wee bays and quays....

[jeffstevens763@g]

Originally Posted by willk

IMO, he means you're SIBbing it - in the hood with the Gurnard and the beach brigade - brave moves from a 7.4m owner!






P.S. Classic west of Ireland boating pics.

Hold up beach brigade! We'll go where you boys go no probs great boat nice pics by the way

[paulb33]

Originally Posted by willk

I was thinking more about your ability to squeeze it into wee bays and quays....

Tough with a breeze, zero experience and often an audience. But, much rather wrestle a large boat into a quay than a small boat on the chop...

[Brian]

Originally Posted by paulb33

Why Brian?

Just to explain my comments:
your profile says you have a boat that is 3m in length
your photos show a boat that is much longer than that.
I wondered, therefore, if you wished to modify your profile to show ownership of the longer boat?
Maybe not-if you merely hired/borrowed the larger boat for your hollyers.

My apologies if my comments confused anyone.

[paulb33]

Originally Posted by Brian

Just to explain my comments:

your profile says you have a boat that is 3m in length

your photos show a boat that is much longer than that.

I wondered, therefore, if you wished to modify your profile to show ownership of the longer boat?.

Ah, my apologies Brian: will now amend.

After a couple of years searching, I found this very clean 2014 RedBay Stormforce 7.4m with Suzuki 250, relatively local to our quayside holiday apartment in Connemara, County Galway. I’ll be running her out to various Atlantic islands over the next few “summers”.

(Anyway, the “beach brigade SIBer” label probably sticks: she’s over-specced for our need. But I’m comfortable with that, in these waters.)

[Waterman]

Originally Posted by paulb33

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Inis Lacken??

Lovely spot [emoji1303]

[paulb33]

Originally Posted by Waterman

Inis Lacken??

Lovely spot [emoji1303]

That’s right. Easy beaching.