See you at METS 2023
Welcome to METSTRADE! The METSTRADE Show is the world’s largest trade exhibition of marine equipment, materials and systems. We are the only truly international B2B exhibition for the marine leisure industry and have served as a platform for innovation, market developments and networking since our launch in 1988. In addition to the overall leisure marine industry, we cater for three specialist sectors, namely Superyachts, Marinas and Yards and Construction materials. We do this through three...
New vessels for the Maritime Police on the Azores!
On April 19, 2018, a ceremony for the delivery of three semi-rigid vessels with cabin (SRC) to the Regional Command of the Azores Maritime Police (CRPM of the Azores) was held in the city of Ponta Delgada on the island of S. Miguel, chaired by the Secretary State of National Defense and Maritime Affairs, Dr. Marcos Perestrello. This construction project resulted from the need to equip the CRPM of the Azores with three fast SRC vessels, with autonomy and in conditions to prolong the operation...
Professional BoatBuilder – Practical Impact-Exposure Testing
Taking measures required under the European Union’s 2002 Vibration Directive, Boomeranger Boats, a builder of specialized high-speed RIBs in Finland, tests two models of shock-mitigating seats to determine which will best reduce whole-body impacts on boat operators. View full article: Practical Impact Exposure Testing Boomeranger Boats Oy has built professional high-speed rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) since 1991. In the last two years, we’ve seen an increasing number of potential buyers...
Professional BoatBuilder – Designing Consoles for Speed
Optimizing steering console geometry on high-speed boats enhances their safety, control, and comfort. View full article: Proboat-Designing Consoles for Speed High-speed boats are being built in growing numbers for military, coast guard, sea rescue, and law enforcement agencies, and builders of recreational boats are taking similar advantage of advances in propulsion technologies, hull design, and composite materials to deliver ever-faster boats to the boating public. Indeed, civilian models...
Professional Boat Builder – Slamming Standards
As awareness of impact injuries on high-speed boats grows, research and debate thrive in the quest for strategies to accurately measure slamming and for practical rules that will keep boaters safe. Download full article: Impact Exposure & Standards, ProBoat 149 For generations, boaters have experienced the dangers of slamming at speed in rough conditions. Only relatively recently have the causes of injuries on slamming high-speed craft been the subject of more in-depth research,...
Human Impact Exposure on Fast Boats
Click here to download full article as PDF Most boaters know that slamming at speeds in rough conditions can be dangerous. The topic of injury risks on slamming fast craft is still gaining increased recognition, even among leisure boat owners. This is not least due to media attention on a number of accidents where boat owners, as well as innocent paying passengers, have been injured in severe slam events. Research is ongoing, mainly sponsored by military and coastguard agencies in various...
German articles
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Italian Articles
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Russian Articles
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French Articles
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English Articles
The Resurection of Bording Naval Forces 2011 November WorkBoat - Cover story MACC 2009 PowerBoat P1 - Ullman in the driving seat Telegraph - James Bond-style 100mph Navy interceptor to take to the seas Work Boat World - June 2006TRG AUSMARINE review 9m Naiad for Police Tactical Response Group Ribs international Extreme Ribs...
Rib International – Rib Magazine Article on Rib Seating
Introduction “Are you sitting comfortably?" It was quite important when watching children's TV, but it is also a vital aspect of driving a RIB. If you are not sitting comfortably and securely in a RIB, then you will not only find it difficult to use the controls effectively, but you will also be in danger of injuring yourself when the boat is bouncing about. For the professional RIB, secure and safe seating is vital under the requirement of an employer to have a "duty of care" towards his...
Swedish Articles
Doktorns båtsits räddar ryggen - Ny Teknik Farliga båtar även för friska - Göteborg - www.gp.se Bröt ryggen på Rib-turen - www.gp.se...