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New for 2018, Henri Lloyd has designed and developed a new collection of waterproof luggage known as the Dri Pac collection.

The collection features a 5L, 20L and 40L dry bag and also a 25L rucksack version.

These durable and functional bags have been designed specifically with space saving in mind. Constructed from a light yet tough 100 % waterproof polyester PVC with waterproof seams, the bags also features dry roll closure system, this bag is the perfect companion to take onboard a racing yacht when space is at a premium. The bags all features a grab handle and also an over the shoulder single strap carry option.

The Dri Pack rucksack features adjustable, padded shoulder straps and a chest strap which delivers an easy carry method when you need your hands for your other sailings bits and pieces, the rucksack also benefits from a handy front mesh pocket.

Once your sailing kit is removed from the bag, simply squeeze out the excess air, and you’re left with a non-bulky bag for easy stowage.

In Ireland, Henri Lloyd's Dri Pac collection is available from leading chandleries including Viking Marine and CH Marine

Published in Marine Clothing

Coastal Notes Coastal Notes covers a broad spectrum of stories, events and developments in which some can be quirky and local in nature, while other stories are of national importance and are on-going, but whatever they are about, they need to be told.

Stories can be diverse and they can be influential, albeit some are more subtle than others in nature, while other events can be immediately felt. No more so felt, is firstly to those living along the coastal rim and rural isolated communities. Here the impact poses is increased to those directly linked with the sea, where daily lives are made from earning an income ashore and within coastal waters.

The topics in Coastal Notes can also be about the rare finding of sea-life creatures, a historic shipwreck lost to the passage of time and which has yet many a secret to tell. A trawler's net caught hauling more than fish but cannon balls dating to the Napoleonic era.

Also focusing the attention of Coastal Notes, are the maritime museums which are of national importance to maintaining access and knowledge of historical exhibits for future generations.

Equally to keep an eye on the present day, with activities of existing and planned projects in the pipeline from the wind and wave renewables sector and those of the energy exploration industry.

In addition Coastal Notes has many more angles to cover, be it the weekend boat leisure user taking a sedate cruise off a long straight beach on the coast beach and making a friend with a feathered companion along the way.

In complete contrast is to those who harvest the sea, using small boats based in harbours where infrastructure and safety poses an issue, before they set off to ply their trade at the foot of our highest sea cliffs along the rugged wild western seaboard.

It's all there, as Coastal Notes tells the stories that are arguably as varied to the environment from which they came from and indeed which shape people's interaction with the surrounding environment that is the natural world and our relationship with the sea.