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Vaikobi 2024 December

Ladies Free Form Buoyancy Aid

by Steve Cockerill, Rooster Sailing 24 May 2008 07:46 BST

More comfortable than your existing buoyancy aid or your money back!

Wow that’s a confident claim. Well its not just hot air. 15 months ago we were approached by a lady who said that she could not find a buoyancy aid at the dinghy show that was comfortable. Most pressed too hard on her chest and despite window shopping around the whole show she returned unhappy to our stand to tell us about her situation. Her boyfriend commented that the one thing that she hated about sailing was having to wear a buoyancy aid whilst racing and she would often be seen crossing the finish line and throwing her buoyancy aid off in relief.

Thankfully her boyfriend was our sailmaker and together we set to work to improve our existing Black Diamond Design. Some lateral thinking and a eureka moment later we had a design that she felt was a massive breakthrough for ladies and called it our free form design. We took a few samples to the Dinghy Show in the Spring which were snapped up, and now we have the main supply in stock. So please order one, try it on – and if it does not come up to your expectations – please send it back for a refund.

While you are ordering for this summer – take a look at our large range of Ladies Lycra, aquafleeces and new shorter femur pro hikers (just select the short version) – designed specifically with ladies in mind (or short men like me) and not forgetting the popular neoprene shorts. You might even find all you want in a convenient special deal bundle.

And remember – there are many video clips now to help you through the maze of technical equipment and how to use it, with most categories now explained it should become easier to select the product you really want. If you still need help, please advise us what video explanation you want next by filling out our contact form.

Also note that June’s Rooster Sailing newsletter will have a new discount voucher on ropes sold by the meter. We have designated June our pre Championship rope replacement month – so all lines are discounted by 25%. If you want to benefit from this special months discount, please join our newsletter to receive the on-line voucher details.

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