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Southampton Boat Show 2017

TEAMO MARINE AT THE SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW 2017

TeamO Marine, the company which is disrupting the lifejacket and harness market with its revolutionary BackTow design is delighted to be attending the Southampton Boat Show this year, partnering with some of key stockists (Force 4, Andark and TCS) to bring the BackTow lifejacket and deck harness to the show for the first time.

BackTow designer and company co-founder Oscar Mead, and representatives from TeamO Marine, will be at the show every day on the Andark stand to demonstrate how BackTow Technology works and why this technological innovation is a life saver were you ever to actually need your tether to save your life.

The TeamO BackTow lifejacket was released in May 2017 after four years of development and testing, to address the growing concerns of the sailing community about the danger of going overboard whilst still tethered to a vessel. Existing lifejacket designs will tow the wearer face down in this situation, posing grave danger to life and making rescue difficult if the vessel is moving at any speed. The TeamO BackTow lifejacket solves these issues by rotating the user into a BackTow face-up position once the lifejacket has inflated and the large BackTow handle has been pulled.

Initial market reaction has been incredibly positive and TeamO BackTow lifejackets can now be found in twenty chandleries in the UK and is already distributed in five countries in Europe and Asia.

TeamO has further marine safety products in the works, come and meet the company and the designer at SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW


For media enquiries, press information and high resolution imagery, please contact:
Hermione Barfield, Marketing Manager
Email: hermione@teamomarine.com


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Offshore 170N

Fits very well, I was able to make all the adjustments necessary to fit me. The instructions are good so read them. I have not deployed the jacket yet. I also have worked out how to attach the MOB1. The tether works as expected and attaches to the jack lines with the clips. All in all, I am very pleased and recommend buying this life jacket.

Good choice

Would prefere any EU shop, customs and Vat procedure is boring :)

Excellent lifejacket

I purchased this life jacket in January and, although I have (fortunately) not had the opportunity to use it in a real emergency, I have used it several times. The materials and workmanship are excellent and the jacket is very comfortable to wear, despite being an offshore jacket, which is bulkier than many other “coastal” items (the jacket has a light, a built-in hood and can easily accommodate a PLB). For a more in-depth analysis, look for the Yachting Monthly review published in 2022.
There are only two “issues”: the backtow system does not appear to be all that easy to be repacked if the jacket has been activated and the system deployed. The manual is not very clear on this and the videos on the TemO website refer to older and different versions. I hope TeamO will address this by publishing an updated video for the current system. Otherwise, it would probably be a wise idea to open the jacket and record a video showing how the system is packed for future reference.
The second issue is due to Brexit: if, like me, you plan to buy this life jacket from abroad, be prepared to pay very high customs duties. It's not TeamO's fault, clearly (they seem to try to keep prices low), but if you end up paying 30% more than the listed price, other products might become more interesting. Of course, you'll have to give up the backtow system as TeamO is the only manufacturere to offer a similar solution.

I had a chance to use my new vest this October on 14 days offshore sail. It fits very well no problem to wear it many hours and the materials seems good and durable. Considering my heigh almost 2m i would appreciate even longer straps between legs (always easy to shorten than other way). I haven't fall over yet but once it happens, I will write the second part of review.

Excellent Jacker

I agave taken this jacket and repacked it with accesories. It is comfortable to wear and easy to understand how to rearm and repack with a clever method of turning you around in the water. I've used it for one 750 mile journey and found it stood up well