WATERSPORTS — With their small, comfortable size, inflatable life jackets make it easy and convenient for boater to wear a PFD while on or around the water. But these self-inflating vests require a ...

I really like my new life jacket. A rack in my garage contains about 20 personal flotation devices of all descriptions. I have half a dozen of those hideous orange foam things you can get at any ...

It doesn’t matter how amazing a swimmer you are, going out on a boat, or kayak, or paddle board, without wearing a life jacket is a stupid idea—accidents can always happen. But convincing people to ...

Alaska fisherman Mike Jackson was not wearing a life jacket when he was washed overboard from a 100-foot crab boat in the Bering Sea in November 1982. He splashed helplessly in the 30-degree water for ...