Life jacket For SWMBO

[michael_w]

As per the title, SWMBO is looking to buy a new lifejacket/harness. Our current Baltic ones are heavy on the back of her neck and are uncomfortable after a few hours. Recommendations from other lady sailors welcomed.

 

[Hacker]

My partner has similar issues. She found the Kru sport was the most comfortable

 

[Poignard]

My partner has similar issues. She found the Kru sport was the most comfortable

My wife and I have Kru Sports and they are the most comfortable L/Js we have ever had

 

[pvb]

There's absolutely no point asking for recommendations here. Lifejackets are very strange items, and what suits one person won't necessarily suit another. The only solution is to take her along to a decent chandlery which stocks a variety of makes, and get her to try them on until she finds one she likes.

 

[RJJ]

No complaints with Seago active pro 165N

 

[Kwik Decision]

There's absolutely no point asking for recommendations here. Lifejackets are very strange items, and what suits one person won't necessarily suit another. The only solution is to take her along to a decent chandlery which stocks a variety of makes, and get her to try them on until she finds one she likes.

What pvb said!
A few years ago my wife and I spent some time at the boat show trying on as many different lifejackets as poss, and then each bought the most comfortable. She got a Seago one, I got a Kru Sport.

 

[Adios]

Something I'd not really taken into account before is how much easier and therefore likely to do it repacking the old style flat velcroed LJs is over the newer zipped in sport types. The old ones its mere seconds to blow it up and check it, couple of folds and its packed, could do it in a quiet minute before each trip theoretically. The new types you have to set time aside to do the origami. Plus you also can barely fit a light in one let alone a PLB.

 

[Sandy]

There's absolutely no point asking for recommendations here. Lifejackets are very strange items, and what suits one person won't necessarily suit another. The only solution is to take her along to a decent chandlery which stocks a variety of makes, and get her to try them on until she finds one she likes.

What @pvb said.

 

[Hermit]

Could always try one specifically designed for women?
Baltic Lifejackets launches lifejacket for women
https://www.baltic.se/

 

[Adios]

Women are already self righting aren't they

 

[Adios]

Ah @Sandy you do a good line in faux offended when it suits you. You must be loving the cancel culture. In fact last time you made a show of putting me on your ignore list. Clearly it was just for show.

 

[Sandy]

Ah @Sandy you do a good line in faux offended when it suits you. You must be loving the cancel culture. In fact last time you made a show of putting me on your ignore list. Clearly it was just for show.

In error, I had "show ignored posts on". I found your post extremely offensive. Considering that three female UK skippers completed a single handed circumnavigation of the globe in the last few months - one with a pit-stop due to gear failure, but continued on her voyage to support the charity that she was raising funds for. Hence my reaction, I came very close to reporting the post.

 

[Adios]

In error, I had "show ignored posts on". I found your post extremely offensive. Considering that three female UK skippers completed a single handed circumnavigation of the globe in the last few months - one with a pit-stop due to gear failure, but continued on her voyage to support the charity that she was raising funds for. Hence my reaction, I came very close to reporting the post.

Against my better instinct to ignore what exactly did you find so offensive? Go on you never know i might see the error of my ways...

 

[MoodySabre]

Against my better instinct to ignore what exactly did you find so offensive? Go on you never know i might see the error of my ways...

Just apologise and don't ruin another thread with petty bickering. You didn't think it was offensive - he did. Be nice.

 

[michael_w]

Chill, guys.

 

[Adios]

Just apologise and don't ruin another thread with petty bickering. You didn't think it was offensive - he did. Be nice.

I agree there's some merit to the "apologise and move on even if you're not in the wrong" approach to life but actually in this case how thats "extremely offensive" or anything to do with circumnavigating women I'd love to know before apologising.

I knew i'd read it somewhere so googled it just now. There's this among other mentions: Is it true that drowned women always float face-up?

Drowned women can be somewhat self righting, men not so much. Its a bit late of course if they've drowned already but still it indicates women might require a less righting LJ then men. But really not much less in newtons it seems. I just remembered reading/hearing it so mentioned it, because its a discussion forum, which would be dull if no one throws in the odd curve ball.

 

[Gary Fox]

Early lifejackets were known as Mae Wests, I have no idea why.

 

[PetiteFleur]

Definitely you must try on several makes. We both started with Seago but my wife has upgraded to a Kru - I don't remember the model however.

 

[Moodysailor]

I opened this thread hoping to read something interesting, but instead was incredibly disappointed at the lecherous comments. Even more frustrating is the backhanded "justification after the fact" comments that followed.
I tried the @leave it and move on' approach, but TBH, it just made my blood boil. Honestly, if any of you pool souls had made those comments within earshot of my wife we'd be having more than words - you know what you meant, and so does everyone else.

Grow up, and get with the times!

 

[Goldie]

As per the title, SWMBO is looking to buy a new lifejacket/harness. Our current Baltic ones are heavy on the back of her neck and are uncomfortable after a few hours. Recommendations from other lady sailors welcomed.

Anyway, back to lifejackets...

SWMBO also finds many designs heavy on the neck. Some reviews of the Backtow LJ suggest that the design feels lighter to wear than other ‘waistcoat’ styles, I think we shall look at one of those.