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SosLifeSaver is a new smartphone app targeting crewmembers, which creates and broadcasts the correct VHF radio message in the event of an emergency. Although this is something that crew are expected to know, the app is intended to offer redundancy if there is panic or confusion and a quick response is needed. ‘An emergency situation on sea is a stressful episode’, the app’s developer explains. ‘Life depends on the correct behaviour of the skipper and the fulfilment of the skipper’s instructions. LifeSaver helps in those critical situations and gives you all the necessary VHF radio messages and procedures for sea rescue situations...

Shelley Jory-Leigh will lead the safety boat team for Miss Isle sailor Natasha Lambert's Sea and Summit challenge. British powerboat champion Shelley Jory-Leigh will be supporting disabled teen sailor Natasha Lambert by leading her safety boat team during the 2014 Sea and Summit challenge. On 24 July, Natasha, aged 17, who has cerebral palsy and sails using her mouth to operate a ‘sip and puff' mechanism, will embark on a month-long challenge sailing single-handed down the South West coast of England to Wales. Shelley and her safety boat team (Gary Coleman, Dan Whapples and Andy Smith) will accompany Natasha on the 430-mile journey, following in an...

Strand Craft has announced their latest innovation, the new luxury personal watercraft named V8 Wet Rod, created by the renowned designer and visionary Kurt Strand. Strand Craft has teamed up with professional water craft riders to develop this unique machine, with the first production V8 Wet Rod's will hit the water later this year. Strand Craft’s Wet Rod specifications Length: 16ft Power: 300 horsepower 5.7l V8 engine Propulsion: Water jet Construction: Carbon fibre epoxy Finish: Custom metallic paint as standard. Special...