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We have a wide selection of buoyancy aids available to purchase, including options for adults and children, as well as pet buoyancy aids available in a range of colours. We also have buoyancy bags, marker buoys, and mast floats to help ensure your safety during marine activities, such as race days, practice sessions, and private sailing.
We have products suitable for a range of marine activities, such as canoeing, kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding (SUP), dinghy and keelboat racing, or solo sailing, all of which will help improve your safety at sea. We have options available in a range of colours and styles, including bigger and smaller aids to suit your needs and preferences.
We also have a wide selection of other marine safety equipment available to purchase online, including life jackets, man-overboard recovery devices, life rafts, safety beacons, and much more. If you require guidance on which marine safety products you require for the activities you take part in, contact our team today.
Buoyancy aids are a form of personal flotation device, classified as offering 50n of buoyancy, differing from life jackets (which are 150n/275n), as they are designed as a flotation aid for a conscious swimmer while treading water and aren’t capable of supporting the wearer’s full body weight and will not turn the wearer onto their back or guarantee to keep their face out of the water.
As mentioned, a buoyancy aid is designed to assist a user when entering the water, acting as a flotation aid and requiring the user to be conscious. However, a life jacket is capable of keeping a person’s head and face above water, even if unconscious.
Another difference is the materials each device is made from, with buoyancy aids using a foam material to assist the user, whereas life jackets utilise gas cylinders to keep you afloat. We also have a range of life jackets available online, including multiple sizes and variations.
When wearing a buoyancy aid, you want it to be a snug fit that should not move, such as sliding up and down or sliding side to side. A good way to test if you have the right size aid is to fit and adjust the jacket and then lift it from the shoulders, and if the jacket can be pulled over the head then you should select a smaller size.
For more information or help choosing the right-sized buoyancy aids, contact our team today to discuss your needs.
A buoyancy aid is suitable for a variety of marine activities, including kayaking, windsurfing, canoeing and water skiing. Additionally, we have solutions suited for personal sailing, fishing, and much more.
Explore our range of buoyancy aids, marker buoys, and pet flotation devices with solutions to help keep everyone aboard your vessel safe.
