About this tender
This is the 14-guest configuration of the Ribbon 45 Skeleton, the build we recommend when an owner wants the same carbon hull and Dutch-yard build philosophy of the Skeleton platform but with a deck plan rated for fourteen rather than sixteen passengers. The slightly lower passenger figure typically reflects a more guest-comfort-focused layout, more seating space per guest, broader walkways, more allowance for cushions and dining furniture rather than maximum certified count.
Hull and superstructure are carbon fibre throughout, with naval architecture and exterior design done in-house at Ribbon Yachts. Cruising speed is 40 knots, fuel capacity is 1,600 litres of diesel, the platform sits at 13.79m LOA and 3.92m beam. For an owner whose mothership is in the 70m bracket and where the brief is a flagship guest tender rather than a maximum-utility platform, the 14-guest Skeleton is the more considered configuration.
We would put this configuration alongside the Wajer 55 and the larger Hodgdon limousine range. Ribbon's positioning at this length is integrated design plus carbon construction plus Dutch-yard finish, and the 14-guest configuration is where that brief lands cleanly. Lead time is twelve months and up, price reflects the carbon construction and the in-house design discipline, and the buyer is typically an owner who has specified Ribbon for the design coherence rather than for the maximum spec line.
Highlights
The four details we'd point out first to a captain who hasn't seen one on the water yet.
Hull and superstructure are both carbon fibre. The trade against GRP at this length is build cost and lead time, the payback is hull stiffness, finish tolerance and long-term value retention. For an owner planning ownership across a five to ten year horizon, the carbon construction pays back through both the hull's behaviour and its resale presentation.
The 14-guest configuration prioritises guest comfort over maximum capacity. That means broader walkways, more seat width, generous foredeck and aft sunpads. For a yacht where the same six to ten guests cruise daily through a season, the considered layout is the right answer. Sixteen-guest configuration sits as the alternative.
Naval architecture and exterior design are both done in-house at Ribbon. The boat is therefore integrated rather than styled, hull, deck, fittings and architecture all serve the same brief. For an owner who values design coherence over glued-on stylist's flourishes, this integration is part of why Ribbon sits at the top of the Dutch tender segment.
Published cruising speed is 40 knots, which at 14m and full carbon construction puts the boat in the upper band of its segment. That cruise figure means a 70m mothership at 18 knots is overtaken comfortably and the tender can keep pace on chase duty without compromising passenger comfort with high-speed running.
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The full specification
Specifications, prices, availability, and performance figures are supplied for guidance only and remain subject to confirmation by the yard, seller, broker, survey, contract, and final specification.
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