| We used to run a club that used RIBs... and oh my god how much money did we put into them. The club divers thought it was great but no one appreciated all the extra work that we did with maintenance and towing and launching the bl**dy things.
Stopped using the RIBs this year and and now we organise customers and the club members together to charter the local boats. All in all chartering other peoples boats is actually cheaper and 10 times less work for us lot. Somebody else has to worry about the boat and we just turn up and dive.
Charter skippers do a stirling job and don't end up with more than a modest wage, and I don't think the costs even really pay for the depreciation on a new boat. We get a better, professional service, cups of tea, biscuits if we're good and a heads on board! The luxuary is more than worth it. |