BAT s.r.l., a company established in 1960 at Cologno Monzese, Italy, started its manufacturing as a yard specializing in the production of the highest quality rigid bottom inflatable boats in an industry where excellence in design and quality in construction are so very necessary ingredients for overall user safety. The yard is now permanently located in beautiful Castelfranco Venetia, Italy, above picturesque Venice.

The first models produced were the 3.80mt, the 4.30mt and the famous 5.25mt, better known as the "BAT-8" which has became a benchmark in the industry, being ahead of market trends and production technologies. The 60-cm tubes assured in fact buoyancy and an exceptional seafaring that is still today the envy of many other inflatable boat manufacturing companies.

The sporting soul that animates the company, inspired the production of competition boats (racing catamarans) that made BAT famous not only by winning the Italian Championship but also by scoring several records still unchallenged and unbeaten. Thanks to these not so easily achieved results and the success associated with their heralded achievements, the Yard was then capable of producing models with a new concept of hull, forging into the market arena with a new and faster vessel design. Furthermore, to mention one of the most spotlighted innovations brought to the market, BAT became the first company to introduce the square prow for increased rough water surface planning and beaching capability; an element that combines the advantages of an original design with practical increased functionality, achieving more usable safe space onboard.

Today BAT s.r.l. is internationally recognized and operates in the Italian and foreign market arena through a widespread dealer network in Europe, now opened up to the Americas and the Caribbean through the marketing plan of YachtEZ Import. The BAT company strategy is continuously focused on the design and construction of boats distinguished and recognized for their quality and reliability without forgetting style and a special flare for the finer user friendly details.

If once navigation had the main purpose of transportation, work, military use or for explorative research, today it also carries out the equally important task of amusement. If once gray and black were the typical colors of inflatable boats, today orange and white of BAT are the colors that best suit a day spent with friends at the sea, and seem to be the winning colors most sought after by a very discerning buying public.

The characteristics of new materials and the progress in design and construction processes, have made the RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) the ideal means of transportation for pleasure boating. Today in fact, much to the innovations of BAT s.r.l., it is possible to spend a real traveling holiday on the water in comfort and safety, both coasting and crossing an expanse of sea once considered impassable. Now excursions, nautical camping, fishing, and simple tourism are only some examples of the many alternatives that the owner of a RIB can choose from, gaining access to the most difficult of local anchoring and mooring destinations, utilizing a hull design prided for its shallow draft and ultimate seafaring capabilities.

Not to mention that the inflatable boat is always a practical working tool for military use, assistance, sea rescue and transportation, just to give some examples of the RIB most common public reflection being thought of only as for military association. From all that has been said it appears very clearly how the major characteristic of a RIB is ultimate safety and versatility, to which BAT adds quality, strength, reliability and style to a premium. If the military uses these vessels in the worst of conditions, why would the public not use them for recreation and family safety above and beyond the call?

Every model and every boat produced by BAT is a result of the know-how matured in and through 40-years of boat building experience, starting from the meticulous study of hulls and tubes, to the care for details, from the choice of materials to the actual still completely handcrafted construction.

Once the sea was only for a few, but today, navigation has become a pleasure for many, thanks also to the use of new and innovative technologies that have allowed the production of long lasting boats that assure, above all, security, safety, and reliability. BAT is able to take advantage of these new technologies in design and production, in order to guarantee the maximum reliability and safety to its leisure customers as offered once only to the military.

Briefly, the user of a BAT RIB knows that they can count on a boat made to last. As for the design of their boats, BAT specifically targets combining functionality with elegance. Thanks to the collaboration with the most innovative Italian design studios, the new BAT models have the specialty construction of an original series and a sporting line made for competition. Nevertheless, the main company goal for over 40-years remains that of providing the maximum comfort and safety on board, both in the case of difficult crossings under adverse weather conditions or enjoying pleasant afternoons spent at anchor wrapped in a calming warm breeze.

One thing remains certain, BAT s.r.l. is the benchmark of an industry too crowded with much lesser challengers.

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