They have been awarded the Special Mention DAME 2003 in the category of Deck equipment, sails and rigging.

Below is an extract from the jury report on the 2003 DAME Award:

“The 13th annual Design Award METS attracted a total 166 products from 127 companies.
Special Mention
A record total of 29 products were selected from eight available categories…
Deck equipment, sails and rigging
The DS and DSLP AIR-ONLY VENTILATORS of AIR VENTILATION MARINE of MALTA offer a clever solution to the age-old problem of letting air in and keeping water out via the use of spherical floats.”

Also we took part in Marine trade Show in Windsor, United Kingdom, October 2003, and in Boot 2004 in Dusseldorf, Germany, January 2004.