Beaulieu Rib Charter

Historic red-brick buildings at Buckler’s Hard overlooking the Beaulieu River, with boats and masts in the foreground on a sunny day.

Solent Rib Charter – Yacht Racing and Corporate Sailing on the Solent

A beautiful and peaceful haven, the Beaulieu River, part of the 4th Lord Montagu’s private estate, is virtually untouched by time.

A group enjoying a high-speed Solent Rib Charter experience, laughing and holding on as the RIB powers through the waves during a team adventure.

Why Beaulieu

Central location

A great departure point for Rib Charter or Bareboat Rib Charter (without a skipper), Beaulieu enjoys a central location within the Solent with excellent access to the most popular destinations.

At a glance

Gins farm

If you are a member of a yacht club, then you are also very likely to be welcome at Gins Farm club house, the summer club house of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club. Please ring to check.

Navigable

Most of Beaulieu River is navigable at high tide which makes a particularly relaxed Rib charter for the very old or the very young!

Location

Our boats aren’t based in Beaulieu but positioned in the Beaulieu River Marina adjacent to the Bucklers Hard National Trust site whenever required.

Delivery

Please note that whilst it is possible to bareboat charter a Rib from Beaulieu, it is cheaper to pick up the Rib from Lymington, a few miles west of Beaulieu River.

What our customers say

The most professional Rib charter company you will ever come across!

The most professional Rib charter company you will ever come across! Immaculately maintained boats and professional skippers make them stand out from the rest. Highly recommended!

From start to finish the process was seamless.

We selected Solent Rib Charter for a team incentive. From start to finish the process was seamless. They were really flexible and allowed for us to enjoy the sights and have a relaxed lunch in Cowes. It was a great day out.

Another wildly successful client RIB day with the wonderful Solent RIB Charter.

Another wildly successful client RIB day with the wonderful Solent RIB Charter. Well organised with friendly and professional skippers, our clients had a brilliant time again on what is one of our most popular annual events, thanks to Jakob, Christian & the team!

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.

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.

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.

Skipper Jon on the day was great & always showed on time.

Very helpful with the passage plan and crafting the day ahead of time. Skipper Jon on the day was great, relaxed and always showed on time. Made for a wonderful day. The blast by The Needles was invigorating. We had two groups and a lovely lunch in Yarmouth.

These guys were brilliant. Would highly recommend them.

These guys were brilliant – both in helping to organise our trip for 40 scouts (many thanks Theo), and on the day: everyone was full of praise for rib skipper (Mike) for being relaxed and fun, but also super safe. Would highly recommend them. 30th Reigate Scouts.

Incredible company who at last minute were able to step in like heroes.

Incredible company who at last minute were able to step in like heroes when we were let down by another charter for my 40th Birthday (50 people from Lymington to The Hut and back!). If you want to book a RIB for any occasion, make sure you book with Solent Rib Charter!