Life Saving Appliances

People who are new to a particular water sport are often confused by terms such as buoyancy aids and life jackets.  A buoyancy aid is designed to assist someone who can swim, reducing the effort needed to keep the person afloat. Life jackets operate at the other end of the scale and get a submerged…

At the risk of sounding to cliche, the best life jacket for sailing is the one you wear. Unfortunately, no matter how feature-rich a life jacket is, it’s no good stuffed away in a locker when it’s needed most. For this reason, the sailing life jacket you invest in needs to be comfortable to wear….