Is your new lifejacket ISO or Not?

Several lifejacket manufacturers now offer their top of the range jackets to meet ISO standards. Ocean Safety has recently reworked their range of KRU lifejackets to conform with ISO 9001:2000 certification and the Sport Pro, one of the best jackets we stock, has now been improved to this standard.

All of our stock is of the new ISO jacket, so if you buy a KRU Sport Pro jacket from us you can rest assured you will get the newer certified jacket.

But beware! Some of our competitors are still selling the OLD non-ISO jackets (at a reduced price) and not necessarily making it clear before purchase that they are not ISO certified.

To read a the PBO test done back in 2009 (when the jacket first came out) click here and to view the product on our main site click here

RIB Stolen!! - Hampshire Constabulary "Project Kraken" Bulletin

The RIB pictured to the right was stolen, on its trailer, from Northney Marina, Hayling Island on the 2/5/2011 - Can you help?

The Boat's details are given as follows:

Make: Ballistic RIB
HIN NO.: ZABD78101J606
Name: Jessica
LOA: 7.8M
Engine: Evinrude 250HP
Serial No.: 0512906

The RIB was stolen on its Bramber 4 stroke 250 road trailer.

If you think you have any information regarding the theft please call the Hampshire Marina Police Unit on 02380 236753 or 08450 454545. Or email project Kraken directly here.

Brand New iCom M23 - well worth a look!

Electronics distributor SMG has just sent us this press release on the newest handheld to join the iCOM range...


"Measuring just under 13cm in height, the IC-M23 is the smallest and lightest buoyant handheld on the market* and can match the audio and battery performance of any other comparable model. What's more, the IC-M23 sports a bright red LED which flashes if dropped in water, even if the radio is turned off making it easy to find, day or night." 


The IC-M23 has a launch price of £160.00 exc VAT and can be purchased through us, to get you the best price around please click here to send us an email requesting a quotation

Check out this awesome bit of kit from Aeronautic Consultancy the suppliers of AC-CESS ROV to the international Luxury Yacht market...

Check out this cool video of the AC-ROV in action...

and here's what they have to say about it...

"The AC-ROV is a full five degrees of freedom underwater video camera and sensor platform. This maneuverability is essential as other underwater inspection vehicles do not have the mobility to work in confined spaces.

4 horizontal thrusters operating together power the AC-ROV forward, back and sideways. Their “vectored” arrangement is like having 4 forward and 4 side, or lateral thrusters. This is the thruster set up on the vast majority of serious commercial ROVs because lateral power and speed is as important as forward power and speed. One is used to get you to the target; the other is for keeping you face onto the target...

Welcome to Our New-look Blog!

A warm welcome to our new-look blog! The re-launch integrates with our main site's product categories and search function so not only can you easily catch up on our latest news and read articles on exiting new products and changes coming up for yachtmailchandlery.com whilst still being able to shop the main site!

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