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Switlik Life Raft Safety Alert and Recall Inspection Notice
If you are the owner of a marine life raft manufactured by Switlik Parachute Co., it may have a potential problem with the inflation system.

SWITLIK has had reports recently of SWITLIK life raft S-2630 inflation valves failing to operate properly and discharge the gas from the CO2 cylinder into the life raft during performance of annual service and standard 5-year operational and inflation testing.

Inspection of these valves indicated clear signs of changes in the consistency of the lubricant and a degradation of the piston O-ring material. This resulted in the O-rings adhering to the pistons and valve bodies, causing the inflation valves to malfunction.

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A Great Finale for the Superyacht Cup Ulysse Nardin
At 1100 today not even the most optimistic meteorologist would have forecast what was about to transpire in the Bay of Palma. A glassy calm, a leaden sky and a rather gloomy announcement from the committee boat that ‘there was no sign of wind at all in the bay’ led to thoughts of water fights, wake boarding behind yachts under engine and Event Director Patrick Whetter thinking up something silly for us to perform.

Thankfully Patrick’s services were not required because at around midday we spotted a telltale line of breeze to the south east - to be fair to the met boys this had been forecast.

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Asher and Willis Crowned European Champions
British sailors Nic Asher and Elliot Willis have become the third British team to claim both World and European Championship victories this year, thanks to their win at the 470 European Championships in Riva del Garda, Italy, on Saturday (14 June).

The Skandia Team GBR duo finished second overall at the Open event - incorporating male, female and mixed crews from across the globe - behind Nathan Wilmot and Malcolm Page who, as Australian competitors, were ineligible for the European title.

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