Whats the difference between a life jacket and a buoyancy aid?
A life jacket will turn an unconscious swimmer on their back to keep their mouth and nose out of the water. The downside is that a life jacket will only allow a conscious swimmer to swim on their back. A buoyancy aid will not turn the wearer face up, but its primary purpose is to support a conscious swimmer and make it easy for the wearer to swim in a normal and powerful fashion when required (like when you’ve really got to make that eddy!). They also provide some welcome body armour on certain trips! We do stock a range of life jackets, which we recommend for use by people who may have trouble swimming. They are also suitable for sailing, and we have models for children and babies. They can be found in our Watersports section. We also supply a range of River Buoyancy Aids and also Centre spec Buoyancy aids. For those of you who would like to take your four legged friends out on the water, check out our range of Pet Buoyancy Aids.
