Australia · Tier 1
Island Inflatables
Sydney-designed, nationally supported, sharply priced
The brand
Island Inflatables is the brand most often missing from imported-brand comparisons, and it should not be. The range is unusually deep at the affordable portable-tender end, it includes aluminium RIBs and inflatable catamarans, and the support network is local. It gives Australian buyers a direct price and service benchmark against Mercury, Talamex, Zodiac Cadet, Highfield Roll Up, Takacat and True Kit.
Australian owned, designed in Sydney, with an Australia-wide dealer and service network.
Our take
Always get an Island quote before signing for an imported tender. The IA200 at roughly 22 kg complete is a genuinely useful benchmark for what a 2 m tender should weigh and cost.
Editorial fit scores
Brand-level scores against each job. Individual models are scored separately — see any model page. Methodology.
Island Inflatables
IA air-floor
Air-floor portable tenders across the full small-boat size range.
Island Inflatables
Inflatable catamarans
Island's twin-tube cat tenders.
| Model | Length | Max power | Persons | Hull weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICAT285 | 2.85 m | — | — | — |
| ICAT335 | 3.35 m | — | — | — |
| Island 4.0 Cat | 4.00 m | — | — | — |
Island Inflatables
Aluminium RIBs
Alloy-hulled RIBs in PVC and Hypalon tube variants.
| Model | Length | Max power | Persons | Hull weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island 2.3 RIB PVC and Hypalon variants | 2.30 m | — | — | — |
| Island 2.7 RIB PVC and Hypalon variants | 2.70 m | — | — | — |
| Island 3.1 RIB PVC and Hypalon variants | 3.10 m | — | — | — |
| Island 3.65 RIB PVC and Hypalon variants | 3.65 m | — | — | — |
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