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World Smallest PLB (EPIRB) available from e-marineworld

by Robin Reiger on 29 Apr 2010
McMurdo FastFind-211 PLB with GPS McMurdo Reiger
McMurdo FastFind-211 PLB with GPS

Personal EPIRB - Get found with 'Fast Find'.

- Currently the smallest PLB on the market
- Internationally approved
- Waterproof to 10 metres and buoyant whilst in flotation pouch
- 5 year battery life
- 50 channel GPS transmitter with internal antenna

Sailing and Motor Boating are thrilling sports that bring pleasure to millions around the world. Whether you are heading across your local lake, or sailing across the Ocean you should be carrying a Fast Find.

Keep the Fast Find with you at all times, in a pocket or pouch. You and your fellow crew members will have peace of mind of knowing that if something happens to you, or to the boat, you can quickly summon help, even if you find yourself in the water, and the crew can't locate you.

Yachtsmen all over the world carry Fast Find and its family of similar products from McMurdo. Solo round the world sailors in the Volvo Ocean Race and the Vendee Globe use Fast Find.

NOTE: Although Yachting Australia requires all crew in Category one and two ocean yacht races to carry a PLB when on deck, an EPIRB must also be carried in the yacht. Likewise, PLBs are not considered a substitute for EPIRBs when adhering to State and Territory marine regulations on the carriage of EPIRBs.

Now available from e-marineworld for $625 with free shipping, use Promotional code 'Titanic'.

To purchase a Fast Find, or for more information, visit: www.e-marineworld.com.au
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