The Sailor’s Airbag

Series Drogues, in use since 1982

The Series Drogue is a safety device designed to prevent the capsize and damage of both monohull and multihull sailing yachts and other vessels operating in the open ocean, in the event of a "worst case" breaking wave strike, as well as improving the motion of the boat in storm waves and to reduce drift


Cones Displacement Kg Displacement Lbs Price GBP Price USD

These prices are for fully assembled drogues made out of HMPE that has been selected for its strength and practicality.

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Launch and Recovery

One of the design objectives of the drogue is that it may be launched with one hand under storm conditions without leaving the cockpit

 

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“He that will not sail till all dangers are over must never put to sea.”Thomas Fuller 1608-1661

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What our customers say..

“Looks really great. Now for fitting. I hope I never have to use it but am happy to attest to workmanship which looks super..”

— Peter Darmady, Scotland

 

“I had my Ocean Brake JSD for around 4 years prior to needing it. I’d always have it setup in the cockpit during an offshore passage with the bridles attached to the chainplates. In 2020, on a passage to the Azores, I was caught in 50kt winds with abnormally steep breaking waves. My mainsail ripped down the middle and my engine packed in, preventing me from heaving-to under sail or motor. I deployed the drogue at 2am as a last resort. It was spectacular. Held in safe position, stern to the waves, I slept and ate well for 32 hours as the bad weather passed. The motion was also good enough for me to fix the engine. The singlehanded retrieval took around 1.5hrs and wasn’t particularly strenuous. Best £1000 I’ve spent on the boat””

— Timothy Good, United Kingdom

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info@oceanbrake.com
Tel: +44 (0)208 0504014
Mob: +44 (0)7976 070008

OceanBrake Ltd.
25 Mereside
Portland 
Dorset 
DT5 1PY