Powerboats & RIBs

UK electric alliance

UK electric alliance

June sees the launch of a new partnership between UK boatbuilders RS Electric Boats and Cheetah Marine, who will collaborate on the development of two new series of electric craft, comprising workboats and adventure catamarans.   In a statement issued in late May, the British companies announced their intention to identify synergies between Cheetah Marine’s […]

A new electric Epoch

A new electric Epoch

The US green propulsion sector has taken off on an unprecedented scale in the past five years. Admittedly, it took a while to get into gear, though increasingly stringent emissions legislation (spearheaded by California) and exorbitant fuel costs have helped to push battery-powered solutions forward.     Diane Seltzer, co-founder and CMO of Pennsylvania-based start-up Epoch […]

Bite-sized Vampire Rib

Bite-sized Vampire Rib

The Vampire has big ambitions for a compact RIB – most crucially, to serve as a modular “rapid deployment transporter” for professional, commercial and recreational operators alike. The boat’s open aft deck can accommodate a moveable quick-release track mounting system, capable of deploying and recovering “everything from drones to quad bikes”, the RIB’s developer, Ring […]