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Friday, 25 May 2012 00:00 |
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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
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Thursday, 24 May 2012 00:00 |
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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.
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Wednesday, 23 May 2012 00:00 |
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ACTISENSE, the market leading marine electronics brand from Active Research Limited, has recently launched the QPD-1. This Quick Power Drop device has been specifically designed with safety in mind to help operators gain a convenient and safe method for connecting a power source to a National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) 2000® network. Making boat owners’ and operators’ lives easier and safer when dealing with a boat’s power control, the QPD-1 is available in two versions: QPD-1-PMW allows ‘plug and play’ connections to a backbone with micro-fi t M12 connectors; whilst QPD-1-GLA has terminal block connectors to allow easy connection of NMEA 2000® bulk cable lengths. Easily visible LEDs provide simple diagnostic indicators of the power feed, so you don’t have to rely on additional display devices to determine power presence and polarity.
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