The World's
Most Innovative
Storm
Drogue
System for Emergency
Steering & Storm Survival.
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No need to add bulky
chain
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No
bags
to stow away
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No awkward
hoops or cables
- No
shroud
lines
to tangle
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No winch
required
to retrieve it
Outstanding Features:
1. PARA-RING®
Advantage.
Our exclusive
8-inch
PARA-RING®
stabilizer
eliminates the
challenge
of
handling
the large
metal hoops
required to keep
many drogues
inflated.
This
PARA-RING®
technology
also
makes it
impossible to
tangle
the SHARK™
because it
eliminates the
need for shroud
lines.
Fiorentino's
patented
PARA-RING®
is designed from
316 stainless
steel. The
durability and
tangle free
status of the
SHARK™ makes this
system
an excellent
emergency
steering device
if your rudder
or steering
cables break.
2.
Drogue Tail™
Eliminates
Chain.
To avoid
cumbersome chain
required to keep
drogues
submerged
below
stormy
seas, Smith
developed
the unique "DROGUE
TAIL ™"
so
mariners can
easily attach a
spare anchor on
the backside of
the
SHARK™. Smith say's
“It’s
complicated to
deploy chain and
even more
difficult to
retrieve it
without
scratching up
the hull.” A
small ground
anchor is more
compact and most
sailors already
store a spare
anchor in
their
lazerette. Any
style
anchor from 10-
to
50-pounds can
be shackled onto
the
SHARK’s
drogue tail™.
No trip line
required for
recovery.
 3.
Better
Storage
Without a Bag.
When not
in use
the
SHARK's™
canopy and
DROGUE TAIL™
fit compactly
inside
its
own
PARA-RINGg®.
A protective
cover is easily
snapped into
place with two
nylon buckles.
Self-contained
packing saves
space and
eliminates bags
that must be
stowed and later
recovered.
The Safer
Choice.
The
SHARK™
is the only hybrid
drogue built from
heavy grade
fabric that
meets precise
hydrostatic test
requirements to
ensure
a stronger
and safer product.
Fiorentino is
recognized as the
only drag device
manufacturer to go
beyond any ISO and
USCG safety
standard to produce
high end
products for extreme
weather.
Here's
EVERYTHING
included
with the
patented SHARK™:
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Tow a SHARK™ to Slow or
Steer Your
Boat.
"Sailboats,
trawlers and power
boats that go
to
places like the
Bahamas or Mexico
are all
likely
to encounter large
waves at some point
in their
voyages.
Experienced
sailors know
that steering a
boat downwind in
heavy seas
is
dangerous
and
exhausting. Large
waves
can toss a
boat
out of
control or crash on
top
of the
person at the helm.
The Shark ™
can
help slow
your boat
down so it’s not
surfing
the waves
while maintaining
enough speed to
ensure
that
waves don’t
break on the
cockpit."
--Zack
Smith, inventor of
the SHARK™
and author
of "The Complete
Para-Anchor
Set
Up."
Shark
Drogue Manual
2nd edition:
Free download
Hardcopy price: $49
The
Shark Drogue Manual, written by Zack
Smith, is a must read for any sailor
thinking
about using a drag device on his or her boat.
The manual not
only details use of the
Shark
Storm Drogue, but provides information on
the
pros and cons of various types of drogues. Sailors will also learn first hand
about Zack’s
pioneering “Constant Rode
Tension” theory which
he developed after
more than a decade of sea
trials. In the
manual, he not only explains his copyrighted theory, but offers specific formulas for putting
it into use. Zack also shares specific amounts
of
weights for reducing slack rode and other ground breaking tips on how to
avoid shock loading your boat.
The Shark
Manual can now be downloaded from
our
ebsite.
Hardcopy available
by contacting
The SHARK's™
COMPACT design makes
it a safer
drogue for any
novice to quickly
and simply
deploy it from an
unstable platform.
Other drogues
require huge
lengths
of coneridden rope and
long lengths
of bulky
chain
nearly impossible
to deploy in
sloppy
seas. Still
other drogues
use
super large
rims,
cables,
or hoops that
can break or
spring
open in
your hands
presenting
an entirely
new challenge.
Best of all, the
Shark™ is so easy to
retrieve
that
you'll never have to
winch it in or cut
it
away. Unlike
those other drogues
which
must be
cut away rather than
retrieved, the
Shark™ can be relied
on time and time
again.
This high
performance safety
gear has been
extensively tested
and offers an
outstanding
investment for any
serious
boater.
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