BALTIC Safety Products’ new Hybrid lifejacket for extreme conditions, the RIB Jacket, is both a buoyancy aid and a lifejacket. Ideal for rescue boat and RIB users, the buoyant foam provides 75 N of buoyancy as well as impact protection. A further 150N buoyancy is offered by way of an infl atable bladder, transforming the garment for emergency use. Additional features include spray hood, built-in harness, pockets and VHF/EPIRB holder, crotch straps and refl ective strips.

Price: £399 • www.baltic.se

The 420 Emotion is a sporty version of the 420 Instinct. It is constructed as a serious sport boat as opposed to more recreational style of the previous models. The most visible difference is in the sport monofilm main sail design. With the 420 Instinct the boom is placed a lot higher, in the tunnel, making it safer for boating with kids because you it can’t hit their heads. However, the profile of the sail is lowered and so it is less effective and efficient. In contrast, the sail on the 420 Emotion is designed as a traditional sail of racing sailboats with the boom in the bottom. This effective profile of sail is more efficient when sailing. The MiniCat 420 needs no trailer as it can be assembled single-handedly in just 30 mins with no extra tools.