PHOTO COURTESY HIGHFIELD

Aluminum RIB builder Highfield Boats added Boat Specialists to its dealer network. The dealership has California locations in Ventura and Richmond.

Highfield said in a statement that it has 17.4% of the U.S. RIB market and that it has been expanding its medium and large offerings. “This has led us to actively seek new dealer partners to help us meet customer demand across the country,” Highfield president Christophe Lavigne said in the statement.

“We chose Highfield, as we know it’s a high-quality, well-built product that fills a void we had in our product offerings,” Boat Specialists president Jared Potts said in the statement. “Larger aluminum-hull RIBs is an area we want to expand under our umbrella of product offerings.”

Boat specialists will carry the full Highfield line from 6 to 30 feet.