Solent News

The Round the Island Race is one of the largest and most iconic sailing events in the world, attracting thousands of sailors and spectators to the Solent each year. This exciting 50 nautical mile race around the Isle of Wight is not just a challenge for the competitors, but a visual spectacle for everyone whoContinue reading "Round the Island Race 2023"

With summer just around the corner, now is the perfect time to start planning your next adventure on the water. What better way to experience the stunning Solent coastline than on one of our high spec, immaculately kept Ribs? We offer a range of exhilarating charter options that are perfect for exploring this beautiful region.Continue reading "Summer is fast approaching"

At Solent Rib Charter, we believe that a happy team is a productive team. That’s why we offer an exciting and unique way to reward your staff with a Corporate Charter Day out or a Solent Rib Treasure Hunt. The benefits First and foremost, it’s a fantastic way to boost team morale. Getting out ofContinue reading "Benefits of Corporate Rib Charter"

Our fleet of high-speed and well-equipped Ribs provide the perfect platform for discovering the Solent at your own pace. Whether you’re an experienced skipper or newer to boating, our Bareboat charters offer the perfect opportunity to explore the Solent and all it has to offer. Our Bareboat charters give you the freedom to create yourContinue reading "Explore the Solent in style"

With the festive season now behind us, there’s no need to feel glum, as it’s time to start planning all the lovely things you’ll do this summer! Our team are all feeling recharged and looking forward to a busy season, there are already several key dates to look out for if you’re planning to charterContinue reading "New year, new season!"

Unless you’re a highly organised individual like Hannah or Gemma from our office, who have their shopping done by August, you may be starting to panic about getting those last-minute Christmas gifts! Panic not, as we may have the perfect solution to help you tick off at least one name from your list with ourContinue reading "Christmas Rib Charter Vouchers"

The Christmas count down officially begins tomorrow, with it marking the end of our season on the water for 2022, and what a year it has been.  One of the greatest pleasures of our job is hearing about how much our clients enjoyed their time on the Ribs exploring the Solent, being in the officeContinue reading "Check out our TripAdvisor!"

The nights are drawing in and the temperature has noticeably dropped over the past couple of weeks, yet there’s still plenty of opportunity to charter this year. We operate year-round, boating is not just reserved for the summer months, crisp autumn/winter days on the Solent can bring just as much pleasure. There are important differences,Continue reading "We operate throughout the year!"

September feels like the beginning of the end to the summer, for us, it marks a busy period for corporate charters. With August summer holidays done and the kids back at school, many companies take the opportunity to hold their staff summer events in September. Our charters are the perfect way to give teams thatContinue reading "Corporate Charter Month"

The last of the summer bank holidays is this coming weekend, with a forecast of light winds and sunshine we’re in for a busy one! If you take to the Solent this weekend, keep your eyes peeled for the 2022 Cowes-Torquay-Cowes Powerboat Race. It’s a spectacular sight and one that easily draws your attention withContinue reading "Cowes-Torquay-Cowes Powerboat Race"

It’s already July, which means we are more than half way through this year… Now that’s gone quickly! With this said, we are well and truly into the summer now with multiple charters out each day with happy clients exploring the beauty of the Solent. This past week we’ve even been blessed with some sunshine!Continue reading "Cowes Week 2022"

Do you or your family love planes? Well, why not take out one of the ribs for this epic weekend! This is a Solent Rib Charter favourite; you may have even noticed that all of our vessels in the fleet are named after military planes… With it only a short journey west from the LymingtonContinue reading "Bournemouth Air Show 2022"

One of our most popular charter options is to ‘Bareboat Charter’, if you have the right powerboat qualifications and suitable experience on the. This is a fantastic option for family days out as it allows you to get the full ‘ownership experience’ without all the stress, upkeep and cost of actually owning a boat. WithContinue reading "Bareboat Safety"

Easter usually marks the start of our busy season it was nice to have some much welcomed sunshine grace our skies, perfect for everyone who was out on the water in our Ribs. We now have our fingers and toes crossed that this is only the beginning of a gloriously sunny summer season!  If youContinue reading "May Day!"

We really are ‘March’ing our way into the summer season now, it won’t be long till our boats are here, there and everywhere around the Solent. Already this week we have several charters out for those who don’t mind braving the colder weather! Many of our clients ask us to help with planning their dayContinue reading "Plan your day on the Solent"

It’s only February but our diary is starting to fill up, we already have several ‘hot dates’ with all of our Ribs booked out! It seems as if the confidence is well and truly back and people are ready to start getting together in person again, especially so on the corporate side. We’re ready forContinue reading "Solent Rib Treasure Hunts"

We’re back in the office after a Christmas break that included great food, time with family and some much needed R&R, we’re now feeling re-charged and ready for all that 2022 will bring. It seems like that sentiment is shared by many of our customers as our diary is already filling up for the summerContinue reading "Dates for your diary"

Christmas is almost here again, now hasn’t that come around quickly! We have very few charters going on at this point in the year but it gives our operations team the much needed time to strip down and refurbish the boats, ready for the 2022 season. It also lets us wrap up the season justContinue reading "Merry Christmas to all!"

After a slow start to the year, due to COVID restrictions being rolled back in stages, the summer season took off in spectacular fashion with hundreds of clients booking charter days out on our Ribs! In this month’s blog, our in-house skipper and latest addition to the sales team, Sam Roberts looks back on someContinue reading "Sam Robert’s Charter Highlights!"

September has been a busy month, with the happy return of corporate charters our Ribs have been in high demand with most of our fleet out almost every day. As we near the end of the month the weather has made an unexpected turn, with calm and sunny days, which seems to have encouraged confidenceContinue reading "Corporate Charters to reward!"

We’re halfway through August and what a month it’s been so far! We’ve had the return of Cowes Week which created that familiar ‘buzz’ of activity, followed by the 44Cup making an appearance in Cowes. Running over 4 days, the 44Cup brought a high-class racing spectacle to our waters with a fleet of RC44 one-designContinue reading "There’s still time to charter!"

Monday 19th July marked ‘Freedom Day’ across England as the last lock down restrictions have be removed and life is back to normal… for the most part. We are one of the lucky few business’ that have been able to operate since April, however the final easing of restrictions has now completely opened up ourContinue reading "Freedom Day!"

The past year has felt as if we’ve sprung a leak in a storm, having to franticly bail out to stay afloat! However, over the past couple of months restrictions have been easing and skies clearing as life gets underway again. June 22nd was marked as ‘freedom day’ and the end of all lockdown restrictionsContinue reading "Freedom Day postponed"

Those who have chartered with us over the years may remember Guy Winstanley as one of our skippers, Guy has been working on a ‘heat battery’ to help combat carbon emissions generated from our homes. Sustaining our planet and helping to aid change for the future is a cause we can certainly get behind andContinue reading "Caldera Heat Batteries"