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Should Life Jackets be Mandatory for Teens Sailing?
Water sports are growing in popularity among teens and if you have a teen you already know how hard it is to get them to wear a PFD or lifejacket.
Lifeshirt for Change: Empowering Children’s Water Safety and Awareness
Lifeshirt goes beyond functionality; it serves as a powerful tool for educating children about water safety.
Holiday Boating Safety Tips
As you go out on the water next week (and throughout the holidays), it’s always a good idea for boaters and their guests to refresh their safety knowledge to prevent
In FL, Life Jacket Required for Passengers 6 Years & Under
In Florida, passengers 6 years of age and under are required to wear a Coast Guard-approved, Type I, II or III life jacket while on board any boat that is under 26 feet in length, while the boat is underway.
Oldest PFD found is nearly 3000 years old!
In ancient sculpted artwork you can see soldiers from Assyria crossing a river while holding onto inflated animal skins to stay afloat.
Lifeshirt’s Early Development
Modern, lightweight, comfortable water safety Aegis Lifeshirt, a product development company in Florida (USA), will debut the “Lifeshirt”, a lightweight shirt-like evolution of the life jacket, at ICAST, the world’s
