GET READY TO CAR BON ATE
We were going for a blast in his latest prototype 5.2m RIB on Lyttelton Harbour in a sloppy easterly swell. I was dressed for a drenching in my full wet weather gear. It was a fashion decision based on my previous spray-soaked experience in RIBs. I felt like I’d turned up at Hawaiian-themed dress-up party in tails and a top hat. A mildly embarrassing feeling that was soon put to one side as I was introduced to the boat. Frith, as she has is called, is the second prototype of a RIB design that is set to change the game.
As an engineer by training, Milton often comes across things that could be better with a bit of design thinking. He’s done this numerous times with such things as bikes, kayaks,
