26 Russ RIBs 750 Super SportVisiting the La Rochelle Boat Show was a pleasant experience, with wall-to-wall sunshine and an interesting number craft, including the all-new Russ 750.

34 Searib 860During Cowes sailing week this year there was a series named the ‘1851 Cup’ and the umpire’s boat for the event was a Portuguese Searib 8.6m. We took the opportunity to step aboard and put her through her paces.

30 Prestige 630 Pro CatamaranYou go for years without a catamaran RIB in sight, then all of a sudden, we are testing three in two issues! This issue it’s Prestige RIBs turn, introducing the 630 Pro.

FEATURE12 GENOA BOAT SHOW

Apart from RIBEX,Genoa os the only boat show that had such a variety of

RIBs on display and is easily the biggest display under one roof. Paul Lemmer

checks out over the RIBS on offer.

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BOAT TESTS MINI GUIDES22 Hysucat 6.6m Evo & 8.0mWe test the new 6.6m Evo and 8.0m models from Hysucat from the South African RIB manufacturer. Paul Lemmer reports...

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38 Rough Guide to...Welcome to RIB Magazine’s rough guide features, where we visit our favourite cruising spots aound the UK. This issue features a visit to Eastdale.Easdale and Colonsay offer some of the best RIB cruising in the UK.

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WILDLIFE52 SeabirdsVirtually every trip to the shore or voyage at sea will involve encountering one particular type of wildlife - the seabird …

PARADISE FOUND...PARADISE FOUND...PARADISE FOUND...PARADISE FOUND...PARADISE FOUND...PARADISE FOUND...PARADISE FOUND...PARADISE FOUND...PARADISE FOUND...40 Paradise found Where can you cruise just 35 miles out from the British mainland to fi nd an island idyll of white sandy beaches and turquoise waters where tropical plants grow in profusion? There is but one location … the lost land of Lyonesse …

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64 What a Drag!Trim angle and engine height can reduce drag and increase speed … Jim Russell reports.

68 Gear ReviewedPaul Lemmer sumerises this years products, often tested under extreme conditions.

70 Combatting marine theftBoat and outboard theft is nothing new: it has been going on since the days of Blackbeard, only then they stole entire ships and their cargo, and it was called piracy. Simon Everett reports...

60 Communication breakdownLeading electronics communication company Icom UK are a company made up of people with a passion for delivering products that mariners like you and I literally trust our lives to every time we put to sea. HMS reports …

60 BIBOA Lymington ChallengeCast your mind back to a mid-September afternoon with the temperature reaching a balmy 24 degrees as 28 RIBs of various sizes blasted across the Solent at the fi rst ever BIBOA Lymington Challenge …

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