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Buoyancy Aids & Vests

We have impact vests for kitesurfing & windsurfing, also buoyancy aids for kayaking, paddle boarding and all water sports. These will need to fit properly as they are an important part of your watersport safety equipment, so best come into the store and try some on.

  • Baltic Dog Buoyancy aid

    Original price £28.00 - Original price £50.00
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    The Mascot dog buoyancy aid from Baltic provides owners with complete peace of mind when taking their pets out on or near the water. Can also be u...

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    Original price £28.00 - Original price £50.00
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  • Baltic Marine Childs Lifejacket Original Pirate 100n

    Original price £39.00 - Original price £39.00
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    100N Foam Life Jacket in UV-Yellow with a pirate print design.   Just as with all our lifejackets for children these lifejackets are equipped wi...

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  • C-Skins Legend Buoyancy Aid - Yellow

    Original price £58.00 - Original price £58.00
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    C Skins Legend Buoyancy Aid - YellowThe Legend Buoyancy Aid is made from durable CE proved nylon on the outside making sure it's long lasting and d...

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  • Crewsaver Pet Float

    Original price £49.99 - Original price £49.99
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    Take care of your pet on board with its own buoyancy aid . The Petfloat is suitable for most breeds of dogs and cats Suitable for cats and dogs c...

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  • Crewsaver Spiral 100N Childrens Lifejacket Yellow

    Original price £42.00 - Original price £49.00
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    Crewsaver Spiral 100N Childrens Lifejacket 100N foam lifejacket in a modern stylish design, supplied complete with crutch straps.Features:...

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  • Dakine Surface Impact Vest Black

    Original price £139.00 - Original price £139.00
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    The Dakine Surface Vest is made with neoprene providing the ultimate in high-impact protection. It is compatible with both seat and waist harnesses...

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  • Forward Wip Impact vest

    Original price £154.00 - Original price £154.00
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    Impact vest CE-Approved Buoyancy Aid: Comfort, Freedom & ConvenienceAre you looking for a buoyancy aid that offers comfort, freedom and conveni...

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  • Forward Wip Wing Neo Impact Buoyancy Vest 50N

    Original price £129.00 - Original price £129.00
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    Forward Wip Wing Neo Vest with 50N buoyancy ideal as a wing impact harness vest, CE-approved buoyancy aid.The perfect combination of stretch and co...

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    Original price £129.00 - Original price £129.00
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  • Mystic Block Impact Kite Wind Vest Black

    Original price £124.00 - Original price £124.00
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    The Mystic block impact kitesurf or windsurfing vest is made of Clash foam for extra protection,  but is non-padded where your harness sits so it's...

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  • Mystic Brand Wake Boarding Impact vest

    Original price £94.00 - Original price £94.00
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    Mystic Brand Wake Boarding impact vest, neoprene vest with foam to protect you and give you a little buoyancy aidFeatures CE approved YKK Front-zip...

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  • Mystic foil impact hydrofoiling Impact Vest Size Zip - Black

    Original price £149.00 - Original price £149.00
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    An impact vest designed specifically for foiling, but brilliant, if your jumping and you need to protect your ribs from hard impacts whilst kitesur...

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    Original price £149.00 - Original price £149.00
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  • Mystic Foil Kite FZ Impact Vest

    Original price £154.00 - Original price £154.00
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    Mystic Impact vest ideal for protecting you when foiling or winging. You will wipe-out hard on your first couple of tries, believe us. It comes w...

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  • Mystic Majestic Kite Impact Front Zip Vest Night Blue

    Original price £139.00 - Original price £139.00
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    Corduroy super stretch lining on the outside, stuffed with clash foam on the inside to make sure only your ego hurts when wiping out. The plus ra...

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  • Mystic OutLaw Impact Vest Front Zip Foil-Wake Black

    Original price £135.00 - Original price £135.00
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    The riders' request is meant to give you maximum protection with minimal material. The foam triangles in the outlaw impact vest are fully stitche...

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  • Mystic Peacock Impact Vest Black F-Zip Wake

    Original price £114.00 - Original price £114.00
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    Two wake vest designs developed by two brothers, now updated with a more flexible construction of clash foam, which means more comfort on the water...

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  • Mystic Star Float Jacket Buoyancy Aid Multi Sport

    Original price £70.00 - Original price £70.00
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    The Mystic Star Buoyancy aid is great for multi sports high cut so can be worn with a harness if windsurfing or kitesurfing, also good for kayaking...

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  • O'Neill Reactor ISO 50N Vest

    Original price £95.00 - Original price £95.00
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    Our vests are delveloped and tested by the best athletes in the water. Our exclusive Sliced-Foam Core takes the stiffness of the vests past and rep...

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  • O'Neill Reactor Vest Womens Buoyancy Aid Black

    Original price £95.00 - Original price £95.00
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    O'NEILL WOMEN'S REACTOR ISO 50N VEST IN BLACK The O'Neill R&D process provides the best quality, fit and functionality in the industry. Our ISO...

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  • O'Neill Superlite 50N CE Vest Buoyancy Aid Black Lime

    Original price £59.95 - Original price £59.95
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    O'Neill superlite 4 buckle ski vest has 50N of buoyancy and is C.E approved, the O'Neill R&D process provides the best quality, fit and functi...

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  • O'Neill Superlite Vest 50N Buoyancy Aid Black

    Original price £55.00 - Original price £55.00
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    Description The O'Neill R&D process provides the best quality, fit and functionality in the industry. Our ISO Life Vests continue to set new...

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  • Oneill Reactor ISO 50N Vest Black Yellow

    Original price £95.00 - Original price £95.00
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    Our vests are delveloped and tested by the best athletes in the water. Our exclusive Sliced-Foam Core takes the stiffness of the vests past and ...

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    Original price £95.00 - Original price £95.00
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  • Red Paddle Board Airbelt Personal Flotation Device (PFD) Grey

    Original price £124.00 - Original price £124.00
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    Quickly release in unsafe situations for super-fast inflation, essential for those looking for less bulky alternative to buoyancy aids Easily re-...

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  • Red Paddle Board Airbelt Personal Flotation Device (PFD) Hawaiian Blue

    Original price £124.00 - Original price £124.00
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    Quickly release in unsafe situations for super-fast inflation, essential for those looking for less bulky alternative to buoyancy aids Easily re-...

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    Original price £124.00 - Original price £124.00
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  • Yak Buoyancy Aid Blaze

    Original price £40.00 - Original price £40.00
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    If your simply looking to get out paddling and have a great time on the water, the Blaze has it all in one neat package. Front zipped for ease of e...

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Buoyancy Aids & Impact Vests

Being safe on the water is the number one priority for all water sport enthusiasts, so buying the right buoyancy aid, impact vest or life jacket is very important. They all have their place for water sports safety, but here are the major differences.

Impact Vests

Impact Vests are thin-padded protection jackets designed to stop you from getting injured, these do not have enough float or buoyancy to be classed as a buoyancy aid and are mostly used for wakeboarding, kitesurfing and foil riders looking for impact protection, we sell windsurf and kitesurf specifically designed versions, so they can fit and be worn with a harness.

Buoyancy Aids

Buoyancy aids will help you float in the water and these are the most popular for water sports like paddleboarding kayaking and sailing, They are less bulky than life jackets and offer you more movement.  Theses will need to be a very snug fit, so they can't ride up on your body.

Life Jackets

Life Jackets have the most buoyancy out of all three and these are designed to keep your head above water even if you are knocked out, this is done by the large collar that you will see all life jackets have. They are not as easy to swim in as they are also the most bulky and are worn for sailing on larger boats.

Please remember that impact vests, buoyancy aids and life jackets will all need to be a perfect fit for them to work properly, so why not come down to Boardworx and try some on?

What the difference between buoyancy aid and life jacket ?

A buoyancy aid is a floatation device that is worn by the person taking part in watersports like, windsurfing, kitesurfing and dinghy sailing, and kayaking these are just an aid and will bob you like a cork. 

A life jacket has a large collar to support your head to float an unconscious person into a safe position face up, these have the buoyancy in the chest and collar to do this and are generally used on bigger sailing yachts and boats. 

Where can I get a Buoyancy aid fitted ?

Here at Boardworx we carry a large range of adults and junior buoyancy aids that you can come into the store and try on for size, our staff can help and advise you on fit. Some of the brands we stock are Yak, Crewsaver, C-Skins and Mystic. 

We now have specially designed buoyancy aids for wing foiling from Forward Whip these have the same buoyancy as normal  aids but with added features for wing foilers.