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A family swimming in the sea beside a Solent Rib Charter boat near Alum Bay on the Isle of Wight, enjoying a sunny summer adventure.

Rib training

The difference

One of the key reasons we use Aquasafe is that they train on Ribs no smaller than 7.8m in length. We think that there is little point learning on a smaller boat which handles differently to the smallest Rib available for bareboat charter. Aquasafe offer the full range of RYA (Royal Yachting Association) Rib training courses and associated shoreside courses on either your own or school Ribs.

At a glance

Qualifications for bareboat charter

To bareboat charter a Rib in the UK, you will need to have either an RYA Powerboat level 2 (with tidal endorsement) or an ICC (International Certificate of Competence). Unfortunately, there is no exception no matter how experienced you are – insurance just isn’t available.

Short cut

If you are already experienced you may not need to do a full two day level 2 course. You might for example be a yachtmater sail but have no powerboat ticket. Please talk to Aquasafe about a direct assessment or a short period of bespoke training prior to a direct assessment.

Great instructors

Aquasafe’s instructors are very personable and are equally good with the uninitiated through to the fully seasoned! We know the trainers well, as many of them work with us as freelance skippers. The training school operates from comfortable classrooms in Lymington Yacht Haven marina or Cobbs Quay marina in Poole.

Bareboat gallery

  • amily enjoying a high-speed RIB ride in the Solent, with a skipper leading the boat and passengers holding on as they move across the water, all wearing life jackets.
  • Family on a high-speed RIB approaching The Needles lighthouse on the Isle of Wight, with a child pointing towards the landmark during a Solent boat tour.
  • A family enjoying a high-speed RIB ride on the Solent, with water spray and blue skies as part of a Solent Rib Charter adventure.
  • Group of children and teens jumping from a Solent Rib Charter RIB into the sea on a sunny day, enjoying a family boating adventure.
  • A family wearing life jackets boards a RIB boat at Lymington Marina on a sunny day, preparing for a Solent Rib Charter trip.
  • A family carefully boards a Solent Rib Charter boat from Lymington Quay on a sunny day, helped by crew members as they step down onto the RIB.
  • A boy performs a backflip off a RIB boat into the clear water at Alum Bay, with the colourful cliffs and The Needles on the Isle of Wight in the background.
  • A family walks along Lymington Marina past a row of RIB boats on a sunny day, preparing for a Solent boat trip.
  • amily enjoying a high-speed RIB ride in the Solent, with a skipper leading the boat and passengers holding on as they move across the water, all wearing life jackets.
  • Family on a high-speed RIB approaching The Needles lighthouse on the Isle of Wight, with a child pointing towards the landmark during a Solent boat tour.
  • A family enjoying a high-speed RIB ride on the Solent, with water spray and blue skies as part of a Solent Rib Charter adventure.
  • Group of children and teens jumping from a Solent Rib Charter RIB into the sea on a sunny day, enjoying a family boating adventure.
  • A family wearing life jackets boards a RIB boat at Lymington Marina on a sunny day, preparing for a Solent Rib Charter trip.
  • A family carefully boards a Solent Rib Charter boat from Lymington Quay on a sunny day, helped by crew members as they step down onto the RIB.
  • A boy performs a backflip off a RIB boat into the clear water at Alum Bay, with the colourful cliffs and The Needles on the Isle of Wight in the background.
  • A family walks along Lymington Marina past a row of RIB boats on a sunny day, preparing for a Solent boat trip.
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What our customers say

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I would strongly recommend Solent Rib Charter.

Fantastic Experience – Dealt with Jakob who was really helpful and efficient and had a brilliant day on the water. I would strongly recommend Solent Rib Charter and will definitely be using them again when I’m next in Lymington.
Tim Walkden

I'd absolutely 100% recommend these guys.

Chartered a bareboat RIB with Solent Rib Charter on the bank holiday weekend for a day out to the Isle of Wight. Absolutely top-notch customer service and I can’t overstate how helpful he was! I’d absolutely 100% recommend these guys.
Oliver Masters

Really nice people, with great kit and knowledge.

Rented a RIB from these guys which they brought down to Padstow. Boat in superb condition (their boats are used commercially and for leisure, so super well maintained). Summary: really nice people, with great kit and knowledge.
Mark O'Donoghue

The boat was fantastic.

Brilliant, the team were great. Theo was very helpful over the phone. Start to finish brilliant….. the boat was fantastic also
DWM Limited

Very professional, helpful and super-reliable.

Have used this company for Bareboat charter for a few years now and they are excellent. Very professional, helpful and super-reliable.
Gideon Rutherford
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A group of people enjoying a sunny day on a RIB boat as a boy backflips into the sea near the cliffs at The Needles on the Isle of Wight.

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A group of people wearing life jackets enjoy a fast RIB boat ride on the Solent, smiling and waving as the boat cuts through the water with splashes around them.

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