Description
A skippered RIB ride from Whitestrand Pontoon in Salcombe is a fabulous way to see the beautiful South Devon coastline and its diverse wildlife. Whether you’re looking for fast, thrilling excitement or a slower, more relaxed tour around the coast, one of Sea-N-Shore’s RIB Rides will fit the bill.
Fast or slow – it’s your choice!
Details
- Pre booking is essential. We need 8 people on this trip for it to go ahead.
- A 50 minute trip. Half slow, half fast
- A magnificent rib ride around the coast from to Prawle point and bolt head and return to an estuary tour of Salcombe.
- We provide life jackets, skipper and fuel.
- We get you all kitted up and after a safety brief we then head out of the estuary and when we reach the harbour limits we go fast around the coast.
- The trip is around 30 mins estuary tour at 6 knots and around 20 mins at speed to a sheltered bay and back.
- We see lots of marine wildlife, sometimes including grey seals, cormorants, shags, jellyfish and oyster catchers.
- We recommend not spending too long on doing your hair beforehand as new styles quickly emerge on route.
- We run this trip at least 3 times a day, according to demand as soon as we have 8 people wanting to go out. 10am, 12noon, 2pm.
- We meet on Whitestrand pontoon, Salcombe TQ8 8BU, in front of the harbour office.
- We advise parking in the long stay car park at Batson creek TQ8 8DU or the park and ride as the Whitestrand carpark has a limit of 1 hours parking.
- Children are welcome as long as they are sure they want to come even if it can be a little bumpy at times.
- Safety is paramount and if we deem the sea state to be too rough and unsafe we will cancel the trip with as much notice as possible.
- We appreciate communications with wifi, and texts are a little patchy in Salcombe and will endeavour to call, text, email you with confirmation of trip availability and cancellations.