Rooster Black Diamond Buoyancy Aid

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MarkC22

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Does anybody have any experience with this buoyancy aid?
http://www.roostersailing.com/merch...uct_Code=RBABD&Category_Code=buoyancy&SortBy=
I was looking for a new buoyancy aid that was tight on the body and relatively high up on the chest, for less interference with the boom, and to allow plenty of room for a trap hook on a harness.
I currently have the old gill buoyancy aid and was wondering if you thought the rooster was better.
http://www.mailspeedmarine.com/buoyancy-aids/gill/pro-racer-buoyancy-aid.bhtml
 
I've been using a Rooster buoyancy aid for the last 3 years. I cannot compare it to the Gill, as I haven't tried one of those, but the Rooster one has done the job for me and still looks like new.
 
Does "buoyancy aid" mean it's not considered a PFD/life jacket? And presumably not Coast Guard approved in the US?
 
Gill makes a USCG approved version now, it costs a fortune to get a vest USCG approved so it's not necessarily the specs of the vest, my buoyancy aid works better than the USCG approved vests we had on our motorboat

Zhik makes a nice BA as well, I got my mom one because she was having the same problem getting stuck under the boom
 
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