Guardian - Ulu Dry Bags

visibility and safety

The Open Water Guardian is an inflatable dry bag developed to improve the safety of users in open water.

Designed by consulting RNLI safety experts the bag features high visibility colouring, U.S. Coastguard approved SOLAS reflective material ISO 12402-8 marine safety whistle and internal storage.

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Designed with RNLI safety experts

When we set out to develop the Guardian we looked at the current tow floats and dry bags on the market. In order to gain feedback and improve the safety features we consulted the RNLI, the largest charity to save lives at sea and around the coast of the U.K and a worldwide authority in the prevention of drowning and safety on water.

An incident occurred involving a stand up paddle boarder in Wales who had been caught out by strong currents and was unable to get back to the shore. An alarm had been raised and a search was carried out by a helicopter and lifeboat with faded light and no sign of the casualty. After completing a search pattern and assessing the next strategy, an exhausted, hyperthermic paddleboarder washed alongside the lifeboat. Despite a Search and Rescue helicopter and lifeboat looking for them, they were unable to be seen.

The use of SOLAS reflective material would have made the casualty visible to the Search An Rescue

SOLAS

SOLAS (Safety Of Lives At Sea) is a reflective material approved by the U.S. Coastguard and used to increase visibility of marine life saving equipment in low light conditions.

The material utilizes the principle of retroflection and is made of an encapsulated lens optics, designed to produce high levels of reflectivity over a wide range of light entrance angles. The material performs in both wet and dry environments.

US CoastGuard approved
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Built for watersports

Originally designed to make open water swimmers more visible to other water users, the features of the Guardian are a benefit to anyone in open water.

Whether this is stand up paddle boarding, sailing, kayaking or swimming the safety features and inflatable capabilities of the Guardian make it a go to dry bag for water sports.