Charting the rise of RS Electric Boats and its Pulse 63 – the all electric RIB.
In what is expected to be the first of many joint programmes, RS Electric says that its Pulse 63 performed excellently at the European legs of the SailGP worldwide sailing championship. As part of its sustainability initiatives, SailGP charters electric RIBs into operational roles where it can. Pulse 63s were used in Plymouth, St Tropez […]
As early bird tickets are released for next year’s Southampton International Boat Show (SIBS), organisers say 83,000 people attended – fewer than originally predicted due to the day’s closure for the Queen’s funeral – but 14,000 of those got out onto the water. There were 685 individual stands and berths, over 650 craft on display […]
The first Cheetah Adventure family catamaran will be launched at Southampton International Boat Show. (SIBS). This is the first boat in the joint venture between Cheetah Marine and RS’ marine group of businesses (RS Sailing and RS Electric Boats). The all-new Cheetah Adventure 720 builds on all the qualities of a Cheetah boat and uses […]
Global sailing events, from SailGP to the America’s Cup and Olympics, are setting out their sustainable credentials by developing, or utilising, clean power solutions for support vessels, choosing the best electric RIBs and hydrogen powered vessels. As previously reported in MIN, SailGP’s chartering electric RIBs into operational roles as part of its support flotilla for […]
MDL Marinas’ Hamble Point Marina is returning to its boat building roots with new tenants complementing existing onsite marine manufacturing businesses. Innovative electric boat manufacturer RS Electric Boats has recently moved from its base in Romsey, which it shares with sister company RS Sailing, to a larger manufacturing facility at Hamble Point Marina. “With the […]
RS Electric Boats and Cheetah Marine International are joining forces to develop a new generation of electric workboats. The companies, both based on the UK’s south coast, will be working together to accelerate the evolution of dependable electric boats for commercial, and leisure, use. Initially electric workboats will be developed and delivered under a combination […]
RS Electric Boats, the sister company to RS Sailing, will be unveiling its electric RIB at boot Düsseldorf, a boat that’s said to be the highest level of sustainable construction of any boat in its sector. The Pulse58 is the product of two years of development and has a fully integral electric drive. Pulse58’s hull […]