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Wearing a life jacket can save lives. All the more reason to buy a life jacket that is best suited to your needs. Not all life jacket tests are actually helpful when it comes to choosing the right life jacket. Life preservers and life jackets can be distinguished mainly according to 3 points: Inflatable or foam life jacket, buoyancy force and life jacket fit. If you want to buy a good life jacket, you should do some research beforehand. Learn all about the different models in our Life Jacket Guide. Learn more about Life Jackets...

Manual Life Jackets

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SEATEC Life Jacket GO / manual / 150 N / black

€87.95

only €69.95

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SEATEC GO Life Jacket / manual / 150 N / red

€87.95

only €69.95

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SECUMAR Life Jacket VIVO 100 / manual / 100 N

only €116.95

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SECUMAR FREE 100 Life Jacket / manual / 110 N

only €149.95

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PLASTIMO PILOT 165 Life Jacket / red / 165 N / manual

only €99.95

Available on 15.06.2026

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PLASTIMO PILOT 165 Life Jacket / black / 165 N / manual

only €109.95

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Foam Life Jackets

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SEATEC Inherent Life Jacket for Adults / 100 N / 40-120 kg

from €24.95

5 variants

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SECUMAR BRAVO Children's Foam Life Jacket / 100 N / 10-40 kg

€41.90

from €29.95

4 variants

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LALIZAS SOLAS Life Jacket / 100 N / 43-140 kg

only €37.95

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SECUMAR BRAVO Life Jacket / 100 N / 40-120 kg

€49.90

from €38.95

4 variants

LALIZAS SOLAS Life Jacket / with folding collar / 100 N / 43-140 kg

only €39.95

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SECUMAR Buoyancy Aid ECHO / 50 N / 40-120 kg

from €42.95

3 variants

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SECUMAR ECHO Children's Foam Life Jacket / 50 N / 30-40 kg

only €42.95

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SECUMAR Kids JUMP Inherent Life Jacket / 50 N / 30-40 kg

€52.90

only €47.95

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SECUMAR Buoyancy Aid JUMP / 50 N / 40-120 kg

€53.90

from €49.95

3 variants

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LALIZAS SLALOM Water Sports Vest

€66.41

from €58.95

4 variants

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SECUMAR BRAVO PRINT Children's Foam Life Jacket / 100 N / 5-30 kg

from €58.95

4 variants

LALIZAS SOLAS Children's Life Jacket / 15-43 kg

only €33.95

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SEATEC Children's Inherent Life Jacket / 100 N / 4-40 kg

from €22.95

3 variants

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PLASTIMO KID'O Baby Life Preserver / 100N / orange / 3-15 kg

€41.77

from €38.95

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PLASTIMO Baby Life Preserver / 100N / yellow / 3-15 kg

€41.77

from €38.95

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PLASTIMO KID'O Child Life Preserver / 100N / orange / 15-30 kg

€41.77

only €38.95

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PLASTIMO KID'O Child Life Preserver / 100N / yellow / 15-30 kg

€41.77

only €38.95

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VELERIA SAN GIORGIO NADIR Foam Life Preserver / 100 N / > 40 kg

only €14.95

VELERIA SAN GIORGIO SAMOA Foam Life Preserver / 150 N / > 40 kg

only €19.95

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VELERIA SAN GIORGIO SOLAS Foam Life Jacket with Distress Light / 40-140 kg / foldable

only €44.95

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VELERIA SAN GIORGIO SOLAS Children's Foam Life Jacket with Distress Light / 15-43 kg

only €44.95

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VELERIA SAN GIORGIO SOLAS Foam Life Jacket with Distress Light / 43-140 kg

only €44.95

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Life jackets and buoyancy aids

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What is the difference between life jackets and buoyancy aids?

- Buoyancy aids - -

Instead of being inflatable like some life jackets, buoyancy aids are usually foam PFDs or foam life jackets (also know as flotation aids). Often used in dinghy sailing or inshore, the main purpose of this type of PFD is to give the person overboard enough buoyancy to swim ashore. In the past, there weren'´t many alternatives to the conventional foam life jacket. In racing, special racing life jackets are often used which, although not unconscious-safe, do not restrict movement. It is assumed that assistance is relatively quick at hand in dinghy races, or that the person who has fallen overboard can make it back to the boat alone without too much trouble. If you want to buy a lifejacket, you should first find out which is the best life jacket for which purpose.

- Life jackets -

Today, especially in coastal and offshore sailing, the use of an automatic lifejacket is recommended. In the case of this type of life jacket, they are not designed to help the person who has fallen overboard reach the nearest shore. More so, a good automatic lifejacket should be able to keep the person afloat for a longer period of time, up to several days. For this reason, inflatable life jackets have a higher buoyancy than regular foam life jackets.

How to find the perfect life jacket?

- Buoyancy aid, life jacket or automatic life jacket - -

Three main variables are important to consider when choosing a life jacket or buoyancy aid:

- Inflatable or foam jacket

- Buoyancy force

- Life jacket fit

Therefore, it is important to check exactly which personal flotation device suits your needs before buying a life jacket. Find out everything there is to know about the different types and how they are used in our Life Jacket Guide.

How do I put on a life jacket correctly?

- Putting on your life jacket correctly

Even the best life jacket can only provide reliable protection if it is correctly worn and adjusted. You can find instructions on how to put on the life jacket correctly in our video tutorial.