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30-04-2012
Today we purchased a Banana Shark 770 off shore racing rib boat. Soon to be available for skippered charters in the Solent.
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28-01-2012
Bareboat rib charter is available on either of our Ribcraft MCA coded rib boats based in our Southampton Ocean Village marina base. Bluebird and Magpie are a matched pair of Ribcraf… Read More |
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05-01-2012
Solent Charter can now announce the purchase of 6 rib charter boats to be used for bareboat rib charters… Read More |
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30-05-2011
With the Cowes Week yachting regatta only 2 months away we still have availability for corpor… Read More |
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16-05-2011
On a cloudy day in Lymington our yacht skipper and keen crewman met the group of for a day on the water to celebrate the Stag Party of their good friend on board both our Solent rib boat and then our flybridge … Read More |
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08-05-2011
Today Saturday 7th May 2011 saw the completion of 3 charters and 24 guests enjoy their day on the Solent in a mix of rib boats and flybridge motor yachts.
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23-04-2011
On a perfect Saturday in April a group of young ladies seemed to enjoy their day that started with a rib ride from Lymington to Cowes. After a look round the shops and a quick drink… Read More |
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11-04-2011
With Cowes Week flybridge motor yacht charters starting at £1299 per day for up to 10 guests with all fuel and crew costs included we are now taking booking for this busy peri… Read More |
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06-04-2011
Our fantastic fly bridged motor yacht has just received her 2nd year commercial survey and received an upgraded status of being a 12 man commercial vessel. We are unable to accept 1… Read More |
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28-03-2011
Our open rib charter days offer the chance for small groups or individuals to have a day out on the waters of the Solent without the expense of chartering a full boat.… Read More |
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20-03-2011
The first rib charter of the season is usually a cold and wet event, but with clear skies, light winds and bright sunshine a good day was had by all. With a … Read More |
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18-03-2011
Summer 2011 see`s the start of our Poole harbour exploration day trips from our marina base in Lymington. Our 12 man rib boat is the perfect vessel for the 45 minute run from Lymington to Poole and her shallow … Read More |
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12-03-2011
With a corporate or business rib charter day starting from only £275 for up to 11 guests then your budget do… Read More |
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05-03-2011
Why not spend a day on the Solent on both a fast rib speed boat then our flybridge motor yacht.
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04-03-2011
The Solent is a fantastic place to explore on a Hen Party Boat Charter Day. We have either a mo… Read More |
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04-03-2011
Why not take the groom on a day he won`t forget on our fast rib boat based in Lymington on the South Coast. Our charter rib will take 11 guests and her skipper on a fun packed day on the Solent. Your experience… Read More |
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03-03-2011
The MCA have completed their survey and awarded our new Redbay rib boat her commercial license. She has been awarded a restricted category 3 license which means she can venture up to 20 miles off shore by day o… Read More |
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07-02-2011
Today we ventured towards the Needles channel at the western end of the Solent in order to catch the best of the force 7 winds blowing in from the West. With it`s cat B rating our new Stormforce rib proved it`s sea credentials today.… Read More |
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03-02-2011
We are always looking to improve safety and increase the charter opportunities we can offer our customers so this week several of our skippers have under gone the RYA advanced powerboat course at Lymington Yach… Read More |
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17-01-2011
Now fully MCA coded for 12 people, meet the latest addition to the SouthSea Charters fleet of charter boats,"Twilight" joins "Moonlight", "Sunlight" & "Starlight" berthed … Read More |
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11-01-2011
We have created a new online calendar for checking availability of our rib boats and motor yachts before you make your booking. By simply clicking on one of the many calendar links within our website you will b… Read More |
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21-12-2010
The first of our new fleet of Redbay Stormforce 8.4m charter rib boats are ready for the MCA surveyor to give them a detailed survey in order to obtain the certification required by… Read More |
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14-12-2010
Our first new Redbay Stormforce charter rib this gained it`s Suzuki DF300 leanburn petrol outboard engine. The new technology has been tested on a 8m commercial rib boat at cruising… Read More |
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12-12-2010
Our first Lyme Bay rib charter event has sold out within 12 days. All seats on this first rib hire event have sold out by the 12th Dece… Read More |
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08-12-2010
We are now asking our rib, boat and yacht charter guests to rate our service, boats and the overall charter experience. Several of our clients from the end of the 2010 charter season… Read More |
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06-12-2010
Our new Redbay Stormforce charter rib this week received her stainless steel safety "A frame" arch.
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20-11-2010
Our new Stormforce 12 man charter hire rib boats will all be fitted with waterproof HD camcorder cameras to catch all the action from your day trip on the Solent.
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11-11-2010
We have just received the latest images of the first of our new Stormforce charter rib boats being built to our own high specification by Redbay boats in Northern Ireland.
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08-11-2010
We have just received these photos from the Redbay rib factory in Northern Ireland that shows the first of the completed bare hulls and floor with seats in position. The fuel tank ,… Read More |
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29-10-2010
We are giving 8 rib charter days to Internet-ink.co.uk as free gifts for it`s customers this frestive period. From the 1st November 2010 all orders received by Internet-ink will be entered into a free prize draw. Each week a winner will be picke… Read More |
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23-10-2010
We have added throughout our website several videos from Youtube, the free to air video service that give you a taste of life on the water. In the new 2011 season we will be adding many of our own videos from o… Read More |
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16-10-2010
Give a unique present this Christmas, a day on a fast rib boat on the English Solent.
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10-10-2010
The ship, built in Italy, will be officially named by the Queen on Monday and will leave on its maiden voyage to the Canary Islands on Tuesday.
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08-10-2010
Powered by an inboard Yanmar Dmax 380 diesel engine connected to a Bravo leg gives this very light 9m rib a top speed of 62knts but yet economical to run. Maybe not your typical c… Read More |
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06-10-2010
We have today started a Solent rib boat hire & yacht charter blog.
We intend to write reports of activities of the company, skipper and boats.
As we maintain our yachts, ribs and engines we will keep the blog updated.
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05-10-2010
Our programmers are work on a series of live weather reports that our customers and skippers can use to quickly gauge the situation in the Solent before a Charter.
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04-10-2010
The Cowes Torquay powerboat race is actually 2 races on the same day. The shorter race runs from Cowes to Portland and back to Cowes which covers about 100 miles in total. The longer race is the full Cowes to Torquay and back to Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
This year was the 50th running of the race and attracted over … Read More |
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30-09-2010
On a motor yacht charter today we circled around the super yacht Le Grand Bleu as she sat anchored in the Solent off Yarmouth ( Isle of Wight ). Sitting on her stern next to the helicopter pad si… Read More |
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29-09-2010
Humber Ribs have launched a new range of sports ribs including a 5.7m , 6.5m & 8.0m versions. When tested on the Solent in very flat conditions they all handled very well with tight and comfortable turns. High levels of grip mean that all 3 sizes of rib are great fun on the water. Powered by the new range of Suzuki learn … Read More |
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26-09-2010
Plans to build a new breakwater and marina in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight have been given the go ahead by the MMO ( Marine Management Organisation ).
Currently a large area at the mouth of the river Medina is used as small boat swinging moorings. A new breakwater will be built to protect the remaining small boat m… Read More |
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06-09-2010
Our fleet of Redbay Stormforce 8.4m 12 man cat 3 charter ribs has now been ordered.
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14-06-2010
Sealine have released plans of their new F42 flybridge cruiser, due for launch at the 2010 Southampton show. The new F42 offers unrivalled space for entertaining throughout the craft, whilst building on the practical cruising capabilities of the hugely successful F42/5. The F42 has a significantly larger flybridge due t… Read More |

































