Our newest vessel Rip Ryder
IV has arrived!
Come aboard our new 32 foot twin engine tour boat.
Our new vessel, carrying 20 passengers, will allow us to continue
our 18 year tradition of providing you with the best seal cruises
Chatham has to offer. Mother nature made some major changes over
the fall of 2006 by connecting South Beach to South Monomoy.
This new land bridge doesn't allow the seals to come to us, but
now our larger vessel allows us to go to them.
Under Construction
On May 5, in Belhaven NC, our new "Rip Ryder
II", a 2850 Atlantic made by Privateer Boats, faced the
US Coast Guard's Simplified Stability test. This test is conducted
by the US Coast Guard to determine just how many passengers the
boat can carry. The "Rip Ryder II" is one of the first
boats to be tested at the NEW average passenger weight of 185
lbs per passenger, up from 140 lbs.
At the completion of the test the "Rip Ryder II" was
approved by the US Coast Guard to carry 20 passengers and one
master.
All our boats are
United States Coast Guard inspected and certified and are outfitted
with state of the art marine electronics including Radar, GPS,
Depth Finder and VHF Radio. All our boats pass numerous Coast
Guard inspections and tests while they are being built. Each
boat also undergoes a yearly safety inspection by the USCG Marine
Safety Office. Please feel free to ask our captains about the
vessels Certificate of Inspection. |
