As it turned out later, we had a competitor, a small Italian shipyard near Milan, where the RIB hull was storaged. They presented their version of the superstructure to the customer, which we present for everyone to see.

According to the customer brief, the future purpose of using the RIB is small expeditions and fishing, that is why, not us and not Italians, were going to make a high-speed luxury RIB for flirting along the Mediterranean coast.

I was puzzled by the exterior style that the Italians made, as it was clearly utilitarian, but at the same time, very fresh and unlike anyone else, which is very rare in nowadys.

The next move was ours, and the customer was waiting for it.