The History Behind Pure RIB Tenders

PURE Yachting represents a unique combination of high tech construction, mega-yacht attention to details, gorgeous design, top shelf materials, and the best riding RIB hulls to be found anywhere. The level achieved is simply unprecedented, and a result of several industry leaders from three continents working together to create something new and exceptional:

Josh Trout, co-founder and President of PURE Yachting, is a lifelong 2nd generation RIB boat fanatic. Renowned along the USA East Coast for his 15 years of creating high level RIB boat packages for the most discerning owners, yachting programs and government agencies, Josh knows every brand and design in the marketplace, and has established himself as one of the most knowledgeable RIB resources in the USA.

Brendan Rooken-Smith is Vice President of Operations for Gunboat, and a co-founder of PURE Yachting. Brendan has set up PURE Yachting's new production facility in Cape Town, and runs PURE Yachting's open ocean testing in the cauldron of seas between the Indian and Atlantic Oceans off of the Cape of Good Hope. While Brendan's day job is running Gunboat's yard producing large high tech ocean roaming catamarans, RIB's are his lifetime passion.

Marius Heyneman, and his sons are world renown for their race winning RIB designs under their South African based brand Falcon. Presented with the opportunity to design PURE Yachting's new line of high tech carbon fiber boat hulls, the Heynemans have delivered three exceptional designs in the PURE 450, 520 and 575. Additionally, the Heynemans are part of the design team for the soon to be launched PURE 730 and 930. The Heyneman family is an exceptional design and specification resource.

Christophe Chedal Anglay may be one of the most imaginative industrial designers of our time. Based in a small French village near Geneva, Christophe is the design talent behind many of the better products from Petzl, Rossignol, Salomon, Vuarnet, and Spinlock. Christophe has applied his sharp design eye towards all of the PURE Yachting models.

'Whitey' Russell devoted his career to building some of the best ocean going RIB's in the USA. His final project for a joint US Special Forces RIB included tank testing 21 different RIB designs, and testing three full size prototypes before finalizing a pinnacle of RIB design. Whitey's knowledge of the 24-34' RIB market is amongst the most refined in the World. Whitey's input on the PURE 730 and 930 is invaluable.

Peter Johnstone is the founder of Gunboat, commissioned the design of the Olympic 49er sailboat, and is a co-founder of PURE Yachting. In the 1990's he organized Edgewater Powerboats and put together the plan and management team that is one of the US powerboat industry's better success stories in the last 20 years. Peter reprises this role for PURE Yachting. According to Peter, 'Being involved in PURE Yachting is an absolute pleasure. We have assembled an exceptionally experienced team. You can sense the energy and excitement of doing something truly new and better.'