RIB Rendezvous 2026 – biggest yet
RIB Rendezvous 2026 heads to Oban with record-breaking entries, new sponsors, and cruising on some of Scotland’s most dramatic waters.
Redbay
Redbay Boats is a family business established in 1977 in Cushendall on the north coast of Ireland, manufacturing handbuilt Stormforce RIBs from a 20,000 square foot facility with each vessel bespoke to owner requirements. Founded by the McLaughlin family with deep lifeboat service heritage, the company has grown into one of the biggest global brands in the RIB leisure and commercial market, exporting to more than 20 countries from Arctic waters to tropical seas.
Redbay In The News
Redbay Boats names Pantaenius UK as preferred boat insurance partner
Redbay Boats new collaboration with Pantaenius UK Northern Irish boatbuilder Redbay Boats has entered into a new collaboration with Pantaenius…
A double first for Redbay Boats
Redbay Boats of Ireland have just launched their much anticipated, all-new 14.50m model. The vessel, now undergoing its initial sea…
Redbay’s Biggest & Best
Redbay Boats continue to develop their successful offshore model range of RIBs, with plans now well underway to build their…
Bespoke Redbay Launched
The latest Redbay creation recently departed the Team Redbay headquarters en route to its new home port of Kenmare. Dromquinna…
Redbay Features
Southampton Spectacle – Southampton International Boat Show
This year’s Southampton International Boat Show will see over 250 powered craft hailing from all around the world being presented…
Forty Years of Redbay
Redbay Boats will always remain a family business. … we have no plans to mass-produce boats; my preference is to…
Redbay Tests & Reviews
Redbay 1150 – Twin Test
Jonathan Peers takes a brace of Redbay RIBs on a run to the wild and windswept Rathlin Island off Ireland’s…
Redbay 1250 Stormforce
This new Stormforce will undoubtedly set another highly credible milestone in Redbay’s 40-year history. The new Stormforce 1250 is a…
Redbay Stormforce 650
… this latest Redbay 650 package is faster and more versatile than the one I enjoyed back in 2010. ……