You still see a lot of people on the water without lifejackets and while some cite discomfort as a reason to leave them in the locker, the most recent examples make such feeble excuses entirely obsolete. Take the Kru Sport Pro waistcoat from Ocean Safety . . .

It looks about as comfortable and stylish as a lifejacket gets. It is unobtrusive and lightweight, allowing it to be used just as effectively over a T-shirt in the summer, as over a full set of foulies in a winter gale. It features an integral sprayhood and can be specified with automatic or manual inflation and either with or without a harness. It also exceeds the regular 150 Newton standard by 25 Newtons, courtesy of a high-capacity 38g inflation gas cylinder. It’s another example of a modern jacket that makes a mockery of the traditional excuses. Buy it, wear it, job done.

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