<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Michael is right, they aren't too durable. One other option is this </div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.stohlquist.com/life-jackets/whitewater-pfds/descent.html">http://www.stohlquist.com/life-jackets/whitewater-pfds/descent.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>These are very nice jackets..</div><div><br></div><div>Matthew: 10 or more jackets would reduce the price dramatically. I'm not in the office today so I can't say for certain.</div><div><br></div><div><br><br>Matt <div><br></div></div><div><br>On Oct 20, 2014, at 11:58 AM, Michael Rivlin <<a href="mailto:michael@rivlin.net">michael@rivlin.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">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.<div><br></div><div>- Michael</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Matthew Sessions <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mcsessions@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcsessions@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Fleet - Anybody own one of the first two options already? Feedback / reviews?<br><br></div>Matt - How many would we need for a group order? I'm interested in the side-zip.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><br>Matthew<br><br><br></font></span></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Matt Ford <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mford@svendsens.com" target="_blank">mford@svendsens.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><a href="https://gillna.com/c-31-pfd-buoyancy-aids.aspx" target="_blank">https://gillna.com/c-31-pfd-buoyancy-aids.aspx</a><span><font color="#888888"><br><br>Matt <div><br></div></font></span></div><div><div><div><br>On Oct 20, 2014, at 11:17 AM, Matthew Sessions <<a href="mailto:mcsessions@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcsessions@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>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.<br><br></div><div>Matt - Can you suggest a few options / links that we should consider?<br></div><div><br></div>Matthew<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 6:17 AM, Al Sargent <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:asargent@stanfordalumni.org" target="_blank">asargent@stanfordalumni.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi everyone,<br><br>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.<br><br></div>I know this is way advanced notice, but figured I'd mention it now since Xmas is coming up... <br><div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Best regards,</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Al</span></font><br></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></font></div><font color="#666666"><a href="mailto:asargent@stanfordalumni.org" target="_blank">asargent@stanfordalumni.org</a> | <a href="tel:%2B1%20415%20742%201430" value="+14157421430" target="_blank">+1 415 742 1430</a></font></div></div>
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