Novamarine · New build
RH1200
12.1m
Length
48kt
Top Speed
14
People
Prices on request
RIBs | Superyacht Tenders
Rigid inflatable boats for guest transfer, crew work, and active days on the water.
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RIBs inventory
36 boats
Inventory
Availability
Length
New build
SACS · New build
SACS
9.9m
Length
54kt
Top Speed
16
People
Prices on request
EVENE · New build
Origin 71
7.0m
Length
37kt
Top Speed
13
People
Prices on request
EVENE · New build
Origin 57
5.7m
Length
35kt
Top Speed
9
People
Prices on request
Goldfish · New build
40 SuperSport
11.6m
Length
87kt
Top Speed
7
People
Prices on request
Brig · New build
Eagle 10
9.9m
Length
12
People
Prices on request
Brig · New build
Eagle 6
6.0m
Length
10
People
Prices on request
Anvera · New build
48 S
14.5m
Length
50kt
Top Speed
12
People
Prices on request
Goldfish · New build
X9
9.0m
Length
74kt
Top Speed
12
People
Prices on request
Goldfish · New build
X12
12.5m
Length
74kt
Top Speed
10
People
Prices on request
SACS · New build
SACS
15.0m
Length
42kt
Top Speed
16
People
Prices on request
SACS · New build
SACS
12.3m
Length
42kt
Top Speed
16
People
Prices on request
Pre-owned
Guide
RIBs buyer notes
01
About ribs
RIBs remain the practical backbone of many yacht programmes. Tube material, hull shape, lifting geometry, and engine access decide whether a boat works as a tender rather than simply as a fast day boat. Compare new and pre-owned RIBs here.
What is a RIB tender?
A RIB (rigid inflatable boat) pairs a rigid hull with inflatable collar tubes. It is the workhorse format of the superyacht-tender world: forgiving alongside the swim platform, more stable at rest than a hard-bottom hull, and it carries more passengers per metre of length because the collar adds beam and freeboard without adding hull volume.
Hypalon or PVC tubes, which is better for a yacht tender?
For a yacht-tender brief Hypalon, or modern CSM equivalents, is the default: UV- and chemical-resistant, lasting 10 to 15 years in Mediterranean use. PVC is cheaper but degrades faster (5 to 8 years) and is only appropriate as a budget tender for a garaged, limited-use boat.
How does a RIB compare to a limousine tender?
A limousine has the presence and weather protection a RIB lacks; a RIB carries more guests, costs less and handles routine yacht-side knocks better. Most superyacht programmes carry both, a limousine for the formal arrival, a RIB for the working week.
What size RIB tenders are used on superyachts?
Crew RIBs 4 to 6m; guest RIBs 6 to 9m, the volume sweet spot and often jet-driven for swim-platform safety; sport or chase RIBs 9 to 14m; plus SOLAS-coded RIBs for rescue duty, self-righting and with sealed compartments.
Why are superyacht RIBs often jet-driven?
Jet drive is increasingly specified on guest RIBs because there is no exposed propeller at the swim platform. Outboards remain the most common drivetrain overall, especially on crew and chase RIBs; sterndrive is older spec and less common now.
Read
Featured guides
Read
The Complete Guide to Buying a Superyacht Tender
Most tender purchases go wrong in the brief, not the build. This guide walks the buying process end to end, brief first, garage envelope second, propulsion third, yard shortlist fourth, contract fifth, the way we run it for owners.
ReadTender Garage Sizing: Matching Tender to Mothership
The tender garage is the most expensive box on the yacht to get wrong, once built, stretching it means cutting structure. This guide works backwards from the tender envelope through the seven dimensions that actually decide which boat fits.
ReadTender Insurance, Survey and Sea Trials
A tender purchase that closes without a clean survey, a bound insurance policy and a documented sea trial has three failure modes baked in. This guide walks the acquisition sequence we use, what good looks like at each step, and the recurring traps.
Glossary
RIBs terms worth knowing
RIBRigid inflatable boat: rigid hull with inflatable collar tubes, common as guest and crew tenders.OutboardSelf-contained engine and drive mounted on the transom; common on RIBs and chase boats.Swim PlatformLow-set transom platform used for boarding, water-sports access, and tender launch.LOALength overall: the maximum length of the hull including any extensions.
Destinations
Where these boats work
Spain
Palma de Mallorca
Palma is the deepest brokerage and refit market for superyacht tenders in Europe, and the western Med's busiest spring re-spec window.
USAFort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale is the largest concentrated superyacht tender market in the Americas and the West's busiest refit-and-transport hub.
FranceAntibes
Port Vauban is the deepest tender-trade pool on the Med, and the calendar runs on Cannes and Monaco show prep.
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