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2020 Events, Lonely Rock Race, On The Rail - August 20, 2020

The Lonely Rock Race

Congratulations to Tom Kneen and the crew of Sunrise Racing who are the IRC winners of the Royal Western Yacht Club's inaugural Lonely Rock Race! As Safety Sponsor of the event, TeamO was there are the start line to supply racers with surprise goodie bags. In the goodie bag racers were given Gin & Tonics to toast reaching the Fastnet Rock, which is an iconic landmark in the British offshore racing scene, and dry socks (because every offshore sailor knows that warm, dry feet are the way to have a happy race) For good measure we threw in some sunblock...

TeamO confirmed as party sponsor at the 10th Dubarry Women’s Open Keelboat Championships

The Women's Open Keelboat Championship will be returning to Hamble for its 10th anniversary edition in June 2018. This year the event will be bigger and better than ever with the famous Frocks and Flipflops party moving to a new, larger venue at the Hamble Village Memorial Hall. In honour of the 10th anniversary of the event we are also delighted to be adding live music from the fabulous band “Those Restless Knights” thanks to our new party sponsors TeamO Marine. TeamO was founded after a number of high-profile accidents and deaths involving sailors being let down by their lifejacket...

TeamO Sponsors UK 18ft Skiff Series

TeamO Marine is proud to announce their sponsorship of the 18ft Skiff UK Solent Grand Prix Series. The event, which will be named the TeamO Marine Round 2, is two days of fast-paced skiff action taking place at Calshot in the Solent, and finishing with beers on the beach for competitors afterwards. Competitors in the fleet will be racing as part of a series to be crowned 18ft Skiff champion at the end of the 2018 season. Other sponsors for the series include Gold Sail and AC Rigging. The UK Skiff series has 5 more events taking place over the...

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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

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The Lonely Rock Race

TeamO confirmed as party sponsor at the 10th Dubarry Women’s Open Keelboat Championships

TeamO Sponsors UK 18ft Skiff Series

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