Marine safety service for yachts and offshore sailors.
Cruising boats heading to the Caribbean. Racing programs prepping for the Bermuda or Newport-to-Halifax. Schooners working the Maine coast. We’ve worked with all of them. The thing yachts have in common: a small mistake offshore costs more than the boat. Get the safety gear right.
Three things, in this order.
Annual life raft service. The single most common job. Cruisers, racers, and delivery captains all need a current-cert raft. We service everything from a 4-person valise stuffed in a cockpit locker to an 8-person SOLAS for a 65-foot cruising ketch.
ISAF Cat 1 prep. Boats heading offshore for a major race need a current ISAF (now World Sailing) certified raft and a stack of paperwork that goes with it. We do this work most heavily in spring and early fall. Send us a quote request a month before you need it back.
Pre-delivery check. Captains running a delivery north or south—Maine to Florida, Newport to the Caribbean—often want a full safety inspection before they leave. Raft, EPIRBs, jackets, flares, signal devices. We can do this in a single visit.
Common service mix
- Life raft (annual)
- EPIRB battery / registration
- HRU on its 24-month clock
- PFDs & inflation cylinders
- MOB recovery gear (LifeSling, throw bag)
- Signal devices & flares
- Inflatable tender (separate page: repair)
ISAF / World Sailing Cat 1–3 prep.
If you’re racing offshore, the safety inspection is part of qualifying. We’ve prepped boats for Bermuda Race, Newport-Bermuda, Marblehead-Halifax, Annapolis-Newport, and the various Marblehead-to-Maine deliveries that follow them. Two things to know:
- Lead time matters. A Cat 1 raft can take 2 weeks at our shop, longer in spring rush. Don’t wait until the week before the inspection.
- Bring the OSR notes. If your safety inspector flagged anything specific the year before, bring those notes when you drop the raft. We’ll inspect and document accordingly.
For a deeper read, see ISAF Cat 1 raft prep.
Most yacht service work is one drop-off.
Plan a stop at Portland or Ellsworth on your way through. We can do the raft, EPIRB, suits, and signal devices in the same visit.
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