by Mark Newsom | Aug 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
This year at Seawork we got talking with Jaqui and Harry from Round Britain ERIB. They are undertaking a challenge where they will be taking a RIB around the whole United Kingdom… Using an electric outboard. This challenge is one of the first of it’s kind...
by Mark Newsom | Jul 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
by Mark Newsom | Mar 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Why fast tour boat operators without suspension seating will soon be extinct Wave-slam injuries have been happening since people have been on boats. In the case of tour operators, the public is involved which increases risk factors in many ways. Reports of accidents...
by Mark Newsom | Jan 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Sharks presence in Europe is still growing and has made life easier for many of our customers in the region due to fast shipping and servicing. Recently one of our employees (Luke Verheul) has taken a year away from New Zealand to immerse himself in the European...
by Mark Newsom | Jan 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
The EVO takes a break from the jockey design to offer a good looking, comfortable and lightweight option with or without arm rests. This seat fits straight on top of FLEXpod-HD which makes for a very lightweight seat and suspension combination of 11kg. The standard...
by Mark Newsom | Oct 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Shark has recently passed the ABYC testing standard which is an American test which requires a series of weights up to 400lbs (181kg) of weight to be dropped from 9 inches on the product and then left to sit for 5 minutes. The main purpose of the test is to see how...
by Mark Newsom | Oct 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Current regulations which affect your ability to operate and insure your craft include: Directive 2002/447/EC of 25 June 2002 of the European Parliament and Council of the European Union. This EU directive makes an employer legally responsible for minimizing...
by Mark Newsom | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Jet boats aren’t usually seen as candidates for suspension seating, but why not? These boats are designed for shallow water where propellor powered boats would hit the river bed. The types of waters jet boats face especially in New Zealand are fast rapids,...
by Mark Newsom | May 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
We are committed to sustainability and environmental responsibility. We believe that it is possible to create high-quality products that are also good for the planet. Here are some of the ways we are working to reduce our environmental impact. Shark sustainability...
by Mark Newsom | Mar 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
This month shark is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary. The photos below are from our first New Zealand NAVY installation. Since then we have saved the backs of many defence crew as well as recreational boaties, NZ coastguard and tour boats. We now have several...
by Mark Newsom | Oct 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
MILITARY BOAT SLAMS CAUSE SEVERE INJURIES AND DISABILITY A paper published last week in a medical journal (Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research) concludes that operators of professional high-speed boats suffer severe, acute, and permanent injuries caused by...
by Mark Newsom | Sep 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Fitting a boat with marine suspension seat can be expensive. This is why we want to make the benefits of these seats as affordable as possible to make sure they are accessible to all all boat owners. However, there are many scenarios where having a marine suspension...
by Mark Newsom | Aug 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
A flex suspension doesn’t only save your back… we have found that it also allows boats to travel a few knots faster than without a suspension seat as it greatly reduces the limitations of your body in terms of taking impacts. “we now travel a few knots...
by Mark Newsom | Jul 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
If you read the last article or have been watching sporting news you’re likely aware of the phenomenon called porpoising in Formula 1. In this post we will look at ways to potentially resolve this issue for the drivers and more importantly, how this relates to...
by Mark Newsom | Jul 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
If you have been watching the sporting news recently you may have noticed Formula 1 drivers complaining due to a phenomenon called porpoising. So what is porpoising? This is a nautical terms that comes from the sight of a porpoise (or boat) cyclically rising out...
by Mark Newsom | Apr 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
The America’s Cup may be over, but the downstream benefits it provided to Kiwi small businesses is not. One Christchurch business has been so inundated with orders it’s now had to move to a bigger production house. “It was amazing to see all the boats in the harbour...
by Mark Newsom | Nov 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Paul Zwaan, founder of shark, answers common questions and shares some important information about shark’s suspensions, including: Why suspension seating is so important How it works What is FLEX? The range of seats The benefits of a jockey seat What can shark...
by Mark Newsom | Sep 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
https://www.sharkseating.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/RAFCAM-DROPTEST.mp4 In 2016 Shark seats were tested at a UK MOD facility (RAFCAM) for shock mitigation performance. This testing includes very severe drop tests such as a 2 metre drop into a sandbox as shown in...
by Mark Newsom | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
As you can see in this clip, the regular seat appears to be taking a toll on the poor man’s back. When the boat drops down after hitting a wave, all of the force from this action is going straight up his spine. This can actually be quite dangerous as it increases the...
by Mark Newsom | Apr 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Our customers sometimes ask: ”Can I retain my pedestal mount or do I need to replace it with a Shark plinth?”. The good news here is that Shark Suspension has industry standard holes spacing’s on top and on the bottom. This means you can mount it to...
