Safety

Safety kit is the gear you buy hoping never to use - and it has to work first time when you do. This collection brings together the essentials: life jackets and buoyancy aids from Crewsaver, Seago, Gill and Helly Hansen, liferafts, safety lines and tethers, rescue knives, softwood plugs, binoculars and man-overboard equipment.

Build your kit in layers: personal protection (a properly fitted life jacket or buoyancy aid for every crew member), boat equipment matched to how far offshore you go, and the means to call for help. Then maintain it - check life jacket cylinders and firing heads each season, service liferafts on schedule, and clip safety lines where you can reach them before you need them.