The Rescue Vessel Larapuna is a Gemini centre console 4.5 metre rigid inflatable (RIB), commissioned in October 2010.
RV Larapuna is powered by a 50HP Evinrude E-Tec outboard and is equipped with:
- a Seiwa Barracuda 8″ GPS Chartplotter;
- a Garmin depth sounder;
- EPIRB and all safety equipment including PFD’s with PLB’s and flares; and
- a bilge pump.
She is registered for two crew and five passengers.
The purchase of RV Larapuna was made possible by a generous contribution from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Solas Fund.
The vessel was named after our magnificent stretch of coastline, the Bay of Fires, known to Aborigines as Larapuna.

BP Australia
Break O'Day Council
Crowe Horwarth
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
Deegan Marine
Fieldwicks Crushing and Screening
Finance Brokers of Tasmania
GM Consult
Lyndcraft Boats
Moonraker Antenna Systems
Scope Insurance Pty Ltd
Tamar Marine, Launceston