on the water
Island Life - April/May 2010
The show of all shows
Ribex 2010 - Cowes
Plans are moving ahead for a truly first
waters of the Solent to the show site on
class RIBEX this May, ( 7th-9th May,)
the Friday morning of the three day event.
at the beautiful waterside location of
Other news includes the brand new
“We are really ‘pulling out all the
stops’ to make this year’s show truly
special”, says Show Organiser, Hugo
Cowes Yacht Haven on the Isle of Wight.
complimentary event, RIBFEST; a superb
Montgomery-Swan. “We’re looking
Opening the Suzuki sponsored powerboat
waterside music concert sponsored
forward to welcoming as many people
exhibition this year is extreme survivalist
by Coastline RIBs, which will feature
as we can from the Island to the show
and TV personality, Bear Grylls. At this
a stunning line-up of 3 great bands
because it represents such a great day
present time, Bear is involved in preparing
including the chart-topping headline act,
out for families and those who until now,
for a major RIB expedition through
Seth Lakeman, (see www.sethlakeman.
may have only had a passing interest in
the North West Passage, however,
co.uk) and Special Guests, Swans In
the water. To this end, we are providing
come the 7th of May, the celebrated
Flight. The special waterside concert
the opportunity for island visitors to
adventurer will not only be opening
which will be performed from a full,
experience the thrill of ‘ribbing’ by means
the show but will also be unveiling two
open-air festival stage, is to be held at
of our Public RIB Rides, as hosted by the
brand new RIB models on the afternoon
the Cowes Yacht Haven site and is being
RYA and Jon Mendez Marine. For those
of the show. In addition, Bear is to
promoted by a host of regional media,
who may not have seen the Island’s
undertake a powerboat ‘dual’ against
plus radio media partner, Coast FM.
beautiful coastline from the sea, then this
RIB International Magazine Editor, Hugo
RIBFEST tickets, now on sale, are available
represents a really great opportunity. In
Montgomery-Swan, aboard two identical
from www.ribexhibitions.co.uk and offer
addition, ‘The Championship Race RIB
Coastline RIBs. The ‘head to head’ will
not only access to the concert but also VIP
Experience’ is a unique way for the public
involve the two boats racing across the
entry to the powerboat show itself.
to taste the flavour of boating aboard a
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