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Why do all boaters need a life raft?

Safety experts estimate that half of all drowning victims die from the fatal effects of cold water, or hypothermia, and not from water filled lungs. (Click here for more information on hypothermia and its effects.) Having a life raft aboard your vessel can help you avoid direct contact with the elements that can cause hypothermia, as well as provide you with the supplies you might need in order to sustain life should anything ever happen to your vessel.

Givens Buoy Life Rafts are built to the most exacting standards. The premium quality materials and workmanship are designed to save your life in the most terrifying of sea conditions. See how to reach us for more information on boat show and promotional pricing.

The Givens Buoy Life Raft has been tested by both the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy, every time proving itself as the most stable life raft available. This amazing example of life saving technology will not capsize, even under hurricane force winds and 35 foot seas (see testimonials for survivors accounts from Hurricane Allen). It's the only life raft to have brought survivors through the eye of a hurricane and back! 190 knot winds and 35 foot seas could not capsize the Givens Buoy Life Raft, our competitors could never claim that.


The Givens Buoy Raft is Hydro-dynamically Stabilized, Not Lightly Ballasted as Other Rafts

Illustrations above show the underwater stabilization process as follows:

1. Water rapidly enters the first stage, "toroid", through portholes as inflation chambers force panels apart lending almost immediate stability to the raft. Importantly, this process is faster in rough seas. Simultaneously, stainless steel cables assist in deployment of the main ballast chambers as water enters the "one-way flapper valve" through which it cannot escape.

2. When the dual-stabilizer chambers are fully deployed, the raft effectively becomes part of and moves with the sea; it can be towed and rowed even when fully ballasted. This has been done in actual survival situations.

3. The stabilization system compensates for changes in wave angle and weight shift. Because it is water in water, the Givens Buoy Stability System is virtually weightless, acting on the principles of resistance and capillary integrity. Only the fabric stability chamber itself moves through and around the water. For this reason, stress on the life raft is minimized and likelihood of capsize is practically eliminated.

Real Life Examples of the Givens Difference

In hurricane Allen, 30' seas, 195kt winds, the raft never capsized, while survivors' 30 ton ketch was reportedly lifted from the sea and capsized. Click here to read the whole story.

If a rogue wave should overturn the raft, the momentum of water in the Givens Buoy Stability System will enable the raft to somersault and right itself as it repeatedly did in hurricane Fico, saving 2 men.

USCG/SOLAS Deluxe Life Raft

U.S.C.G. / SOLAS / ABS Approved

The world's most stable liferaft, superior to all other rafts made due to a patented hydrodynamically stabilized self-righting ballast system and state of the art construction & safety features! Available in 6, 8, & 10 person sizes.

Features include:

The Super Deluxe Offshore Rescue model comes with a full Offshore survival pack. This model comes packed in a Givens low-profile fiberglass canister.

Bracket

If you opt to purchase our canister style raft, a housing mechanism is needed. Givens offers a tubular style stainless steel bracket.

Yachting Deluxe Life Raft

Givens' most popular liferaft for the discerning yachtsman is built with the same quality and construction as our Coast Guard raft. Record: over 450 lives saved. There is no other raft that compares with its quick inflation, (inflates in approximately 11-13 seconds) extreme stability (self-stabilizing ballast), easy boarding and sound structure. It has been the liferaft of choice by thousands of private yachtsmen. Available in 4, 6, 8, 10, & 12 person sizes.

Unique Features include:

Click Here for diagram of our liferaft features.

The Deluxe Offshore Rescue model comes with a full Offshore survival pack (click here for a complete list of pack contents). This model comes packed in a Givens low-profile fiberglass canister or a Givens easy-to-store portable valise.

Bracket

If you opt to purchase our canister style raft, a housing mechanism is needed. Givens offers a tubular style stainless steel bracket.

Yachting XT Life Raft

The Givens XT Series Raft is the ideal raft for offshore boating in warmer climates. The only difference between the XT Series and the Deluxe Offshore models is that the XT raft has a single canopy and single floor. Features of the XT Series include a self-righting hydrodynamically stabilized ballast & double tube. This life raft also has many other features. Available in 4, 6, 8, 10, & 12 person sizes.

Click Here for diagram of our liferaft features.

The XT Offshore Rescue model comes with a full Offshore survival pack. Click here for a complete list of pack contents. This model comes packed in a Givens low-profile fiberglass canister or a Givens easy-to-store portable valise.

Features include:

Bracket

If you opt to purchase our canister style raft, a housing mechanism is needed. Givens offers a tubular style stainless steel bracket.

Yachting Survival Pro Life Raft

Givens rescue raft available in 4 and 6 person capacity.

Click Here for diagram of our liferaft features.

The XT Offshore Rescue model comes with a full Offshore survival pack. Click here for a complete list of pack contents. This model comes packed in a Givens low-profile fiberglass canister or a Givens easy-to-store portable valise.

Features include:

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Bracket

Optional features include an inflatable floor, an optional canister and other upgrade options.

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