May 5th, 2008 | Posted in Events and shows, Ribs, Sailing, Sailing Locations | No Comments »
The 5th Marine Industry Regatta was held last week with 28 boats taking part, one of which was Thornham Marina & JBT Marine. We had beautiful weather and a nice Force 2 throughout the day which was an ideal opportunity to get the legs out and shorts on!
We had a crew of 8 with us finishing a very respectable 4th. Our crew consisted of (from left) Quint, Audra, Justin, Simon, Jonny, Jeanette, Andy and Mark.
We had a fab days sailing – you can’t beat the Solent on a sunny day…. except maybe the Caribbean!
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Buying Ribs, Ribs, Sailing, Sailing Locations | 2 Comments »
Dreamed of owning a boat but can’t quite afford it then meet Pure Latitude. Pure Latitude is a new concept, designed by taking the best features from a number of boating options and combining them into one.
Pure Latitudes aim is to meet a broad range of sailing requirements. They have boats that can be sailed single handed through to boats that comfortably carry eight. They have relaxed and easy cruising boats through to boats offering a bit more performance. We principally offer sailing yachts but for those days when you are in more of a hurry or you just want something different, we have motor boats and RIBs. Regardless of boat, we place quality, performance and style at the heart of what we offer, so our fleet has been carefully selected from manufacturers with a strong track record.
The RIB that Pure Latitude have available is the Ballistic 6.5m RIB, purchased from JBT Marine. The Ballistic is fast but is also one of the safest and most stable RIBs on the market, with proven capabilities in commercial, leisure, high performance sport and race use. The Ballistic is tough, durable and great fun. The combination of jockey and bench seating, the hull design and the award winning E-TEC engine make this the perfect all round RIB.
The other boats that Pure Latitude have available are Beneteau First 27.7, Bavaria 31, Dufour 34, X Yachts 37, Swordsman 30.
April 28th, 2008 | Posted in Buying Ribs, Events and shows, Ribs | No Comments »
This year you will have found Ballistic RIBs exhibiting at the Guernsey Boat Show. Based in the Channel Islands, the Guernsey Boat Show was a huge success with many visitors coming to look at the RIBs and boats that were on offer.
Channel Island dealers, MW Marine Ltd, based in Guernsey, had a 7.8m Ballistic and a 6.5 on display in a great position next to St Peters Port. MW Marine Ltd have been recently appointed by JBT Marine Ltd as Ballistic dealers in the channel Islands. The feed back from the boat show was fantastic as the Ballistic RIB is ideally suited to island use and the sea conditions that you find round there.
Visitors came to the show from Jersey, Sark, Herm and Alderney. If you didn’t manage to get to the boat show over the weekend why not visit the Jersey Boat Show that is on next weekend (3-5 May 2008) which is being organised by Jersey Harbours in association with Colin Stewart.
The only other RIBs on display at the Guernsey Boat Show were Edward Pedley’s Predators and Stinger RIBs made in Italy. I think there is a dealer on the island for Ribeye and Avon. But sadly they did not make it to the boat show.
Those that came to the show will have also seen a great selection of fishing boats, powerboats and sailing boats.
