Source: http://ribexpedition.net/history

Finally we are all here in Buenos Aires on the threshold of our dream becoming a reality. Getting here means being thousands of miles away from our homes spread across Switzerland, Germany, India, Argentina, Netherlands, Denmark and Italy. Arriving at this point has been an odyssey of thousands and thousands of emails, countless long distance phone calls and Skype conversations across the continents, dozens of flight, some connecting some not, and at times permits that had ensure passage would be arriving well after the flight had departed. But most of this is now behind us.

Crew

Which is the most important and difficult task and if a team can get factors right, success and a rewarding sense of teamwork will follow. Humans are in the mix, and each team member brings along all of their baggage—for the good and for the less good.

We worked good as a team and managed quite well the 5 weeks of depending on each other 24hrs a day. We had our struggles and our highs and lows. As a leader I must inspire a high level of commitment and performance. But as a human being it is not always easy to deal with the pressure of the unknown and the expectations everybody has in me. In the beginning of the trip I felt sometimes too much pressure on my shoulders for various reasons. I also tend to expect too much from my crew. Crew changes are always healthy but also sometimes difficult to adjust fast enough to the daily grind of the old team.

The aim of the Expedition was to travel through four countries: Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil. The teams will journey 6800 km in 72 days on 8 different rivers, from the Delta of the Paraná River in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Manaus, the heart of the Amazon river, in inflatable boats and capture as much of the unique natural landscape, flora and fauna as possible.

CONTINUE READING

AB will debut with its dealer Nautica Ponte Magra at Versilia Rendez Vous Viareggio in May, followed by the Genoa International Boat Show in September.

AB Inflatables has chosen Nautica Ponte Magra to serve as its new Italian dealer. The company will represent AB’s entire product line, including its recently introduced ABJET jet tenders, in different regions of Italy.

With this new dealership, AB Inflatables continues its expansion in the European boating market. Click here for more information.

As each year, Covey Island Boatworks will be exhibiting our AB Inflatables boats during the Halifax Boat Show.  The Atlantic Region of Canada is having during this weekend one of their most important boating events of the year.  Models of our different lines will be exhibited by our Canadian Eastern distributor, don’t miss the show!

Exhibiting during the show, our following Lines & Models:

Oceanus 19 VST: See more here.

Oceanus 15 VST: See more here.

Oceanus 14 VST: See more here.

Navigo 12 VS: See more here.

Alumina 15 ALX: See more here.

Alumina 12 ALX:  See more here.

Profile A 13: See more here.

Lammina 9.5 AL: See more here.

Lammina 9 AL: See more here.

Lammina 9 UL: See more here.

_________________________________________________________________

 WHEN: Feb 7 – 10, 2019.

 HOURS:

Thursday 7: 12 noon – 8pm.

Friday 8: 10am – 8pm.

Saturday 9: 9am – 7pm.

Sunday 10: 10am – 5pm.

WHERE:  

Halifax Exhibition Centre
200 Prospect Road
Halifax, NS B3T 1P2
(902) 876-1811

LOCATION: Booth 5H.

For further information please contact us at info@abinflatables.com.

Kits Inflatables, our AB Inflatables Canadian Western distributor, will be expecting the visit of all the RIB fans at the Vancouver International Boat Show.  The BC Place and the Granville Island Maritime Market & Marine will be receiving again all the boaters.  Don’t miss to pass by our AB exhibition, you can find us at Booth No. 616.  

Exhibiting during the show, our following Lines & Models:

Models exhibited:

ABJET 330:  See more here.

Mares 10 VSX: See more here.

Mares 12 VSX: See more here.

Profile F 17: See more here.

Alumina 15 ALX: See more here.

Alumina 13 ALX:  See more here.

Alumina 10 ALX: See more here.

Alumina 9.5 ALX: See more here.

Lammina 9 AL: See more here.

Ventus 10 VL: See more here.

_________________________________________________________________

WHEN: Feb 6 – 10, 2019.

HOURS:

Wednesday to Saturday: 10 am – 8pm.

Sunday: 10 am – 5pm.

WHERE:  BC Place & Granville Island Maritime Market & Marine.

LOCATION: Booth 616.

For further information, please contact us at info@abinflatables.com.

“The show that has it ALL – Boats, Gear and Fun” is coming.

We expect your visit to the AB Inflatables booth at C200 during MIBS 2019.  Do not miss the opportunity to see the new models 13’, 14’ & 17’ Nautilus DLX; the new Model 10’ Navigo VS with a redesign bow locker for better comfort and performance and, the AB Jet models that established the benchmark in the 10’ to 12’ Jet Tender segment.

As every year, a vast AB line-up will be waiting for all kind of boaters and our team will be there to support you with the acquisition of a new AB Inflatable boat.

BOATS ON EXHIBITION:

JET BOATS 

• ABJET 330: See more about this model. Click here
• ABJET 380: See more about this model. Click here

FIBERGLASS INFLATABLE BOATS

• Nautilus 17 DLX: See more about this model here
• Nautilus 14 DLX: See more about this model here
• Nautilus 13 DLX: See more about this model here
• Oceanus 12 VST: See more about this model here
• Mares 10 VSX: See more about this model here
• Navigo 10 VS: See more about this model here
• Ventus 9 VL: See more about this model here

ALUMINUM INFLATABLE BOATS

• Alumina 12 ALX: See more about this model here
• Lammina 9 UL: See more about this model here
• Lammina 9.5 AL: See more about this model here
• Lammina 10 AL: See more about this model here
• Lammina 11 AL: See more about this model here

BOAT SHOW INFORMATION:

WHEN

February 14^th – 18^th, 2019

HOURS

10:00am – 6.00pm

WHERE:

3501 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149. Located on Virginia Key minutes from downtown Miami

BOOTH: C200 – C Tent

Interested in a meeting with our team during the show? Contact us at info@abinflatables.com

The premier line of fiberglass open tenders -Navigo VS, features now on its models 9’, 10’ and 12’, a bow locker with capacity for a 6-Gallon portable fuel tank redesigned to have the fuel hose below deck. This brings more comfort by having a cleaner deck, more carry-on capacity and even better navigation, making the boating experience more ejoyable.

See the models here:

NAVIGO 9’VS

NAVIGO 10’VS

NAVIGO 12’VS

For more information, please contact us at info@abinflatables.com.