The longest trip on a rib (distance/time)

[SW Boat Transport]

I have done Plymouth - Isle of Scilly and back and Plymouth - Jersey and back in a day before, both round trips of nearly 200 miles. Good fun, but boy did I ache afterwards!

[Alan Priddy]

Around the World. 26000 NM just over 100 days

[Andre]

Round Britain in 8 days (about 1900Nm) in 1999 not to mention from Gdynia Poland to Southampton UK (about 1000Nm) in 5 days

[Daniel]

I was waiting for priddy to come along.

[martini]

Jersey to Paris and back, 650nm each way iirc, mostly inland waterways though!

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[HughN]

Originally Posted by poulner6

...keep well clear of Bognor Regis...

Nothing to do with planning a trip - just good advice generally.

[Alan Priddy]

Originally Posted by Daniel

I was waiting for priddy to come along.

I am always here jus have not had anything to say!!!!
I have not been on the water for three years due to planning our next big trip. All things being well it willall be made public very soon. it has been a hard slog but it will be worth it in the end.
For the record and to put things on an even keel, in 1995 we did anon stop crossing from Bilboa to Weymouth in our 7.4 Ribtec. I think it was about 800 miles. Alan P

[1eyedjim]

what did you do the round the world on?

[Alan Priddy]

10 metre Ribtec with a single Yamaha 240 HP, Engine was brill but blew three outdrives. I guess not bad in 26000 miles

[falcon0310]

I went from Poole to jersey with 5.8 tornado in 1999 via Alderney searched for drugs 3 hours, got into jersey and was asked where my boat was not my tender !
25 p for petrol per lt ! Why do I still think about that I wonder !

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[Maximus]

Conditions,Weather,type of RIB,and Kit ect. have a MUCH larger bearing on ease of Passage(or otherwise) than mere distance IMO...
.Certainly what you have planned,in a decent reliable Craft with half decent Kit shouldn't be ANY problem at all in most circumstances

[Vandad]

OK so if you are serious about this trip; then in addition to what people have said so far;

1. When leaving the solent, your first challenge is to decide between looe channel or pass south of the Owers - in anything below F4 and with Wind and Tide in the same direction, you can happily pass through looe -

2. Once you pass Selsey bill the next hazard is loads of lobster pots which may be encountered pretty much all the way to brighton! they are almost anywhere and I have not seen any credible source to give a definitive location for where they are mostly are (ANYONE HERE CAN ADVISE?)

3. As someone has mentioned, you should have a potential stoppage plan and Littlehampton is the best in case things went wrong - just check the tide and access etc.

4. The next and the last challenge is entering Brighton Marina - with a rib however you don't have this issue that much so despite the advice given to sailors in not entering Brighton in SE winds; with a Rib it's much safer - but again it can be a bit challenging if not familiar.

We couldn't pass through the Looe Channel and went all day down to Owers; having a Radar is a really good tool as it was quite foggy that day.....

Good luck - It's a nice trip with great view of the south coast.