2003 has been an exciting year to date for Redbay as we have been busy building and developing the already successful 11 metre model for a number of commercial and pleasure customers.

The first launch in May was for Irish Sea Cruises of Ardglass. The boat was an 11 metre cabin boat powered by 2 x 240 hp Yamaha's sterndrives with seating for 12. The Boat will operate mainly between Ardglass and the Isle of Man, but will also be available for special charter around the West Coast of Scotland.

In July the Second 11 metre was launched for a private customer, this boat again was a development of the cabin design but it had been specially adapted for wheelchair use. The boat had wheelchair access integrated into the design with Folding Ramps and a Scissor Lift bringing the wheel chair easily to deck level. Once in the cockpit the wheelchair user could move freely around the vessel through the Sliding Door on the bulkhead and into the main cabin area, which also had wheelchair anchors mounted on the floor. The boat was fitted with 4 x KAB suspension seats and 4 standard seats providing comfortable seating for all crew and it also had 2 berths forward of the main console. Power is provided again by twin 240 hp Yamaha's pushing the boat effortleslsy to a max speed of 37 knots. The boat has a full compliment of Navigation equipment including the hugely popular 10" Raymarine Combination Radar/Chartplotter, Navtex, DSC and the ST5000 Autopilot.

Next to be delivered was a development of the 11 metre Console/Canopy Boat. Instead of the Conventional Stern Drive package this boat had been fitted with twin 350 hp Yanmar's coupled to 241 Hamilton Jets. This was the first Redbay 11 metre to be fitted with Jet Drives, and the resulting package was superb. Once run-in is completed it is estimated that the boat will do at least 45 knots, and the maneuverability as with all twin jet installations is excellent especially at close quarters. This boat was also fitted with an extensive array of Electronics which included 3 x 10" Raymarine Colour screens displaying Chartplotting, Radar and a Fishfinder. Aslo on board were Navtex and a Simrad AP20 Pilot.

Irish Sea Cruises