Buoyancy Aids

This over-the-head, entry-level buoyancy aid vest is exceptionally easy to fit with 6 points of adjustment. Colour coded shoulder & waist webbing to indicate size. Available in 4 sizes with floatation from 50N to 75N, UKCA & CE (EU) ISO 12402-5:2020 approved. Made with tough 500D Nylon CORDURA® with environmentally friendly non PVC Gaia® foam this buoyancy aid is built to last.

Yak has completely redesigned the classic Kallista PFD. We have called upon our dedicated in-house design team and tasked them to use their huge expertise in the PFD market to improve on an already excellent product.

The humble recreational PFD is often overlooked in the race to produce the newest/latest/greatest/most extreme product. However, it is at the recreational level that most people experience Paddlesports for the first time. So why not make the experience a better one, ensure comfort and security without breaking the bank?

The NRS Oso PFD is a basic, medium profile life jacket for recreational kayakers and rafters with a ventilated, thin-back design for comfort with any type of seat.

Tough and versatile, the River Vest features a huge central pocket with separate pockets for karabiners and river knife. Easy-adjust sides allow a close fit and the Olympic cut gives a low profile, high performing flotation device suitable for most paddling. Ladies sizes feature stepped chest foam, for increased comfort.

• Side opening easy to put on
• Flex Fit wrap around foam
• Utility-draw front pocket
• Neoprene padded shoulder straps
• Gaia non-PVC foam

Front opening PFD, the first choice of hardened explorers and professional guides all over the world. Available in women’s sizes that feature a stepped chest foam for increased comfort. The storage features radio, flare and rear hydration pockets, plus two huge chest pockets.

The benchmark of whitewater PFDs, which features our unique, adjustable chest harness; the cleanest chest harness on the market. Cavernous front pocket, accessed side on, along with specific easy-access, vertical knife and sling pocket, makes PFD organisation a dream. Ladies sizes feature stepped chest foam.

• Chest support panels
• Front opening easy to put on
• Utility-draw front pocket to segment safety gear
• UCLan adjustable chest harness
• Load tested aircraft grade aluminium buckles
• APC easy catch O-ring
• Gaia non-PVC foam