My son had the front zip version practicing / racing regularly on FJs and in a harness on 420s. The side stitching came apart in less than a year and other areas were fraying badly.
We took it back to Svendsen's and they sent it back to Gill who replaced it no charge. Great customer service from both.
Looking at what the kids are wearing the Stohlquist seem to be holding up better over time (and teenagers can be hard on gear).
> On Oct 20, 2014, at 11:58 AM, Michael Rivlin <michael at rivlin.net> wrote:
>> I have had the side zip for about a year and half now, the stitching is falling apart and some of the material on the pocket is flaking off. Like the sizing and design but the quality is not that high.
>> - Michael
>>> On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Matthew Sessions <mcsessions at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Fleet - Anybody own one of the first two options already? Feedback / reviews?
>>>> Matt - How many would we need for a group order? I'm interested in the side-zip.
>>>> Matthew
>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Matt Ford <mford at svendsens.com> wrote:
>>>https://gillna.com/c-31-pfd-buoyancy-aids.aspx>>>>>> Matt
>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 20, 2014, at 11:17 AM, Matthew Sessions <mcsessions at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Sounds like a great opportunity for Svendsen's to do a group order? Fairly certain my PFD is CG Certified but it's 10+ years old and doubt it meets the new current standards.
>>>>>>>> Matt - Can you suggest a few options / links that we should consider?
>>>>>>>> Matthew
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 6:17 AM, Al Sargent <asargent at stanfordalumni.org> wrote:
>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>>>>>>> Just going through the SIs for Nationals next year, and one thing that's come up is that we need to have the SIs require US Coast Guard-approved lifejackets. So if you have a "buoyancy aid" that's not USCG-approved -- like the Zhiks, which are admittedly pretty nice looking -- you'll need to ditch it for something that is.
>>>>>>>>>> I know this is way advanced notice, but figured I'd mention it now since Xmas is coming up...
>>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>>>> Al
>>>>>>>>>>asargent at stanfordalumni.org | +1 415 742 1430
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