Buoyancy aid for use in canoe - has combination spray deck and life jacket with float on chest and elastic skirt for cockpit

摘要

The buoyancy aid (10) is for use in a canoe or kayak. It combines the functions of a conventional life jacket and a spray deck or cockpit cover. It comprises a broad belt (11) closely surrounding a wearer's torso and a skirt (14) extending outwardly from this. The skirt portion has a buoyant chamber (17) and its periphery is elasticated at (19) to engage a rim surrounding the cockpit (20) of a canoe or kayak when in use. If the user leaves or is displaced from his canoe in water the buoyancy chamber assists in supporting him on the surface of the water.