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Zitat von R.I.B International - SO WHY DO RIBS HANDLE ROUGH WATER SO WELL ?

The commonly held views is that RIBs evolved from simple soft bottomed inflatable as a means to reduce hull wear when dragged across a beach. The hard flat bottom evolved into the deep-vee to improve performance and the RIB as we know it was born. The combination of this deep-vee hull and the tubes (sponsons) give a RIB its outstanding sea-keeping qualities. The tubes act as shock absorbers taking a high percentage of the impact on the boat thus reducing the stress on the crew, whilst the lateral movement is also reduced significantly giving a far more stable ride than other types of boat. A RIB can handle seas way beyond what other types of boat of its length could handle, its ability to not to take on much water but at the same time to be able to get rid of it quickly if necessary - via a low transom and 'elephant trunks' - really do denote a very special type of boat.