Our RIB tender boats offer an exhilarating on-water experience without sacrificing the military-grade reliability and safety that RIBs are famous for.
Ribcraft’s signature deep V hull grants our RIBs exceptional handling, and our inflatable tube increases buoyancy, stability, and overall performance.
From the decking material to the texture of the tube to the brand of compass, no detail is too small. We’ll build you a RIB tender that matches your yacht in every way.
We’ve been empowering seafarers with military-grade RIBs for more than 30 years
Founding Ribcraft in Great Britain in 1993, we’ve forged a worldwide reputation as a first-rate designer and manufacturer of custom RIBs for military and emergency services. Globally, our RIBs are on the sea 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. With Ribcraft Leisure, we’re bringing all the power of our classic RIBs to the public — so you can Keep Discovering.
Due to their exceptional buoyancy and stability, our RIB tender boats can comfortably take more passengers than old-fashioned tenders. This means you can treat even more guests to a seamless experience from dock to yacht.
Our RIB tender boats are for yacht owners with refined tastes and a healthy respect for the sea. Working closely with your staff, we’ll design your tender to match your yacht in every way — without sacrificing the mission readiness that RIBs are famous for.
The inflatable tube surrounding our RIB tender boats cushions impacts, ensuring the tender won’t damage your yacht or any other structures while docking.
Based on military and quick-response rescue vessels, our RIB tender boats are designed to support more powerful motors and go faster than traditional boats. Plus, they come with subtle enhancements and practical features only your captain and crew will truly appreciate.
We’ll work closely with your captains, engineers, and shore-based management to design a RIB tender boat that compliments your yacht in every way. After presenting your team with design renders, technical specs, and pricing, we’ll bring your RIB tender to life in our purpose-built factory, ensuring exceptional quality every step of the way.
A superyacht tender should be more than just good looks. When we craft your RIB tender boat, we’re adding style and luxury to a rugged base — not the other way around. We build safe, reliable tenders that can meet foul weather head-on. We build tenders that last.
Yes. And no. The answer depends on a range of factors, such as the size and use of your yacht, and the lifesaving facilities available. RIBs make for excellent SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) tenders, but outfitting your RIB tender boat for a wide variety of purposes can limit the design in some ways. Regardless, we’ve been building SOLAS tenders for years, and we’ll make sure yours excels in every role that SOLAS tenders are required to fill.
On board storage limitations and increasingly strict anchoring regulations for Superyachts have led many vessels to seek larger stand alone support boat.
The features could look very different dependant on the intended use of this. For day trips or fast coastal passage making it might include a wet bar, ample shade and a day head or even be adaptable to become a dive boat. Ribcraft superyacht tenders are the ideal companion for a superyacht.
Sailing vessels tend to have even greater on board storage limitations and a chase boat could also double as a coach boat for regattas, we have devised features for the ideal race yacht chase boat like mounts for cameras, offset console to allow sail bag storage, open decks and shock mitigating seating for safety during long training and and racing days.
Add an exciting new range to your dealership and have your customers coming back for more.
