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Speedboat Experience Days: RIB Riding in Brighton is an experience to remember for numerous reasons, from the fantastically powerful boat to the glorious scenery on offer on the Brighton seafront - a hair raising boat trip onboard the powerful RIB will sure make for an interesting afternoon! With an instructor driving, you can sit back and appreciate the views as the Brighton seafront whizzes by - from Hove to Shoreham and much further; experience a RIB ride to remember in East Sussex.
Your RIB Riding experience in Brighton will start with a quick safety brief and introduction to the instructor, before climbing aboard the powerful Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) for an unforgettable boat driven tour of the coast. Starting at Brighton Marina, the 30 minute tour will take you along the picturesque coast and back, where you can see the historical city and its fantastic architecture as you whiz by onboard the RIB.
When can you book Brighton Discover RIB Riding Experience
RIB Riding is available on weekdays and weekends throughout most of the year, closing in Dec and opening in Feb.
Midweek bookings require a minimum of 4 participants in order be able to run.
Water Requirements
Ages isn't a problem as long as you are at least 5'2" tall.
Participants must not be intoxicated.
How long is the Brighton Discover RIB Riding Experience
Experience Duration: 0:30
Time Spent at Venue: 0:45
The RIB Riding tour will last for around 30 minutes.
Guest Info For Brighton Discover RIB Riding Experience
Participants: The Brighton Discover RIB Riding is for 1 participant.
Max Group Size: 5
Spectators Allowed on Site: Yes
Spectators are welcome to wave you off from the Marina and waitfor your return. More tickets can be purchased and the experiencecan be enjoyed together.
There may be 3-5 others in the boat at once.
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What to Wear For This Activity
Wear comfortable clothes with many layers to suit the weather. It can get quite chilly out there in winter!
Is This Activity Weather Dependent?
RIB Excursions can run in nearly all conditions, but check with the centre on the day if you think it may not go ahead.
Brighton Discover RIB Riding Experience Reviews
- 5 stars out of 5
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Who says two RIB rides in two months is too many? No one, that’s who! Heading down to Brighton Marina, Stella and I met the guys from Lagoon Watersports, and got ourselves kitted out in the dashing waterproof gear, ready for our extreme RIB ride. Oh, and guess what? They hadn’t forgotten about my capsizing incident the year before…
As we were setting up the cameras and waiting for the other participants, we witnessed several other staff members and customers coming in on various boats and dinghies, all looking rather damp. Even though it wasn’t raining, it was looking very rough out there – perfect weather for a RIB ride!
Our instructor, Joe, gave us a quick briefing regarding correct stance and positioning on the boat, then we were off! The cruise through the harbour was perfectly pleasant (we even picked up an extra passenger from a jetty round the corner!), it was only when we manoeuvred around the marina wall and out into open sea that we realised just how big the waves were.
The RIB we were riding in was fairly small, meaning the waves had a much larger affect on us – it wasn’t long before we were being hurled into the air and crashing back down with almighty force! Joe was a fantastic driver (skipper? Captain?), and managed to time the acceleration perfectly to catch the waves and send us soaring through the air. I’ve been on a RIB ride before, but it was incredible how much the weather and size of the boat affected the experience.
Although we couldn’t pick up much speed due to the size of the waves, there was no denying this was one of the most extreme boat trips I’d ever been on! After just a few minutes we were soaked to the skin (extra socks are a necessity!), but having the time of our lives. The whole experience lasted around half an hour – which was plenty – before we headed back into the marina with huge grins plastered on our dripping faces.
This is one of those activities that is extremely versatile, the smallest change in the weather can dramatically alter the experience, but it’s guaranteed to be an incredible day out! I can’t thank Lagoon Watersports enough for inviting us along, and to Joe for being a fantastic driver.
A perfect experience gift for those seeking thrill and adventure – and who don’t mind getting a bit soggy!
At Experience Days we are excited to provide you an exclusive interview about the roots and future of Lagoon Watersports in Brighton with one of the founders- Harvery Dawkins. Lagoon Watersports offers a wide range of exciting Watersports such as: Wakeboarding, Kayaking, Sailing and SUPing which can be found via our webpage here.
1) Please explain a bit of background on Lagoon Watersports and the different activities you offer.
My initial passion was for windsurfing, in particular wave sailing. This passion led to the development of my love for being on and in the water as much as possible. So with my business partner and friend Seb Rouse we started the business in 1994 with just 6 windsurf boards and it grew from there. The increasing popularity of the business meant we began to expand – introducing sailing and kayaking. Seb is a very keen sailor and so specializes in the sailing side- the yachts and powerboats, opening our big boat-sailing and power boating centre in Brighton Marina whereas I manage the centre in Hove Lagoon.
Lagoon Watersports offers a variety of exhilarating water activities including: Wakeboarding, Windsurfing, Kayaking and Dinghy Sailing which is brilliantly run by our team of up to 40 employees (during peak season). Since the centres’ opening in 2001, the thrilling Zap Cat powerboats immediately became a very popular extreme power boating experience, but personally I prefer a more rustic approach and enjoy the sail and human power rather than the engines.
Wakeboarding has been a sport the staff and I have always been keen on; however it tends to be impractical and expensive due to internal and external factors such as an appropriate boat, driver and a calm sea. But as soon as the new generation of straight line wakeboard cable systems arrived we knew that this was the way to go and invested to become the South Coast’s first cable Wakeboard Park.
In the last couple of years, the standup paddle boarding scheme has exploded and this is something I love. It is so accessible yet has the diversity to make the sport as challenging and extreme as you like.
2) How did your passion in watersports turn into a career?
I wanted to go windsurfing when it was windy not when my boss said I could, which was often enough. I just wanted to be completely independent in what I loved to do. Obviously the reality is very different and there’s a lot of hours involved but throughout the years I’ve managed to do a lot of windsurfing, SUPing and wake boarding so it has pretty much worked out as planned.
3) Do you have any exclusive information you can share with us?
We are finding more and more people want to get onto the water. When people visit or even residents of Brighton, everyone wants that connection with the water, it makes you feel good. A recent trend that we are delighted to see seems to be that more and more people are looking for health activities that are more interactive to do outside of the gym, and that is what Lagoon Watersports offers. To coincide with this, we have been adding new classes like SUP yoga, SUP race training, coastal sailing cruises and more advanced training courses to help customers stimulate their passion and reach that next level. Also look out for SUPing (Standup paddleboarding) it’s the next big thing!
4) What makes your experiences unique and special for customers?
Our focus is to offer people the chance not just to try a sport but to go on and practice it on a regular basis; whether that experience is sailing a yacht all the way to France, wake boarding every night after work or going to SUP race events. We try to remove as many of the barriers as we can so that the clients interest can be driven e.g. we provide everything including: equipment, storage space and a team of staff to help train and give advice. Our close team of staff is the spirit to the business and this passion easily translates to the customers. Our staff members enjoy meeting customers and are keen to share their knowledge with the customer and as keen to get out on the water with them. The venues also make a difference. We are very lucky to have such great venues and Hove Lagoon is one of the best centres in the UK to learn such a range of watersports. Whilst Brighton Marina gives us the opportunity to sail sight out of sea.
5) What’s your most frequently asked question from customers?
It would probably be either ‘Do you provide wetsuits?’ Which we do! Or ‘what happens if it rains?’ As we are already getting wet, we do still run the activities. Watersports have that advantage of being great fun despite the weather; because you are active your body is able to stay warm. We also have a great café you can wind down in après Surf!
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