Graham Jelley, Managing Director of Scorpion RIBs, has been in the boating industry for over 30 years. Having extensively worked on the restoration of Fairey Swordsmen he decided in 1995 to turn his hand to RIBs. However, he found that there were no RIBs on the market that were purpose built, they were all makeovers from powerboats and did not give the comfort and performance that he expected could be achieved.
After several years of extensive market research, rigorous analysis of hulls, powerboats, existing RIBs and lengthy consultations with experts in various marine fields, the legendary Scorpion hull was designed and the first Scorpion RIB was launched deep in the winter of 1995/96.
To test the Scorpion design, the first RIBs were rigorously put through their paces in all weather and conditions. This included not only races, which were invariably short, but also long distance pleasure cruising, even to the Artic. The result has been a specifically designed hull which is the basis of Scorpion’s high performance ride and is still tested rigorously today. Passing the 10th anniversary of Scorpion in 2006, we can ensure that Scorpion No. 200 and beyond will continue to deliver the comfortable, safe, high performance ride that was established all those years ago with Scorpion No. 001
