Airborne BWM

Bajan · 19 June 2004, 15:51

We were out trying to get some stock shots of our RIB for our own use and got a few cool ones which I thought I'd share.

Nick Hearne · 19 June 2004, 16:12

Looks like you where having fun out there!
Great photos.
Nick

robin · 19 June 2004, 19:09

I particularly like the last 2.

Rogue Wave · 19 June 2004, 20:48

Have you done anywork in the Solent area? perhaps the NHS regatta?

Bajan · 20 June 2004, 11:58

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Originally Posted by Rogue Wave

Have you done anywork in the Solent area? perhaps the NHS regatta?

Yup! we're based in Hamble so the majority of our work is around the Solent area and we did cover the NHS Regatta. Were you there? I remember 2 other RIBs...

Bajan · 20 June 2004, 12:01

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Originally Posted by robin

I particularly like the last 2.

I particularly like those as well.

The wind caught the boat during one of them and blew it sideways which got the adrenaline going

Richard B · 20 June 2004, 12:06

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Originally Posted by Bajan

I particularly like those as well.

Did you like the landing too?

Bajan · 20 June 2004, 12:15

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Originally Posted by Richard B

Did you like the landing too?

The landing was alright, it was the being blown sideways that was a little hair raising.

tim griffin · 20 June 2004, 18:43

great pics Sean, did you drop Ingrid off on bouy
regards tim
www.griffmarineservices.co.uk

Bajan · 21 June 2004, 00:59

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Originally Posted by tim griffin

great pics Sean, did you drop Ingrid off on bouy
regards tim
www.griffmarineservices.co.uk

I tried, but she was having none of it.

I had to settle for depositing her on another RIB, however she was exceptional at getting some great shots. She's good like that.

Rogue Wave · 22 June 2004, 19:18

Yeah Sean I was driving one of the passenger ribs I was in the terkoise/turkwoise/turquoise/terkwoise light blue Rib

Bajan · 24 June 2004, 17:50

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Originally Posted by Rogue Wave

Yeah Sean I was driving one of the passenger ribs I was in the terkoise/turkwoise/turquoise/terkwoise light blue Rib

I remember that RIB. Nice one. Are you out this weekend for the Around the island race?

Hightower · 24 June 2004, 23:14

Bajan, when you next down the Solent? We should start up a BWM owners club or something.

Great shots of your RIB, what do you think of the handling of you 6.5m?

Andy

Bajan · 29 June 2004, 13:35

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Originally Posted by Hightower

Bajan, when you next down the Solent? We should start up a BWM owners club or something.

Great shots of your RIB, what do you think of the handling of you 6.5m?

Andy

I'm down every weekend and occasionally during the week. I didn't think there were that many BWMs + owners around, are there?

Thanks for the comments on the pics.

I like the handling of the BWM. I don't have much to compare it to as I only drove 2 other RIBs apart from this one. One was a Tohatsu 6M which should have been an airplane as we were constantly bouncing out of the water. Not ideal for our purposes. Comparing it to the Tohatsu, it wins hands down just for stability. I'm sure the extra .5M helps as well.

I'm also quite happy with 34.5 KTS(GPS) with such a small engine for the size.

What about you? What do you think about the handling?