The Magazine Boat Owner - Protects Your Ears at Sea

WINDFREE IS a pair of foam ear protectors that protect the ears from noise at high speeds while allowing you to hear better.

Anyone who has ridden a fast boat knows that it can really blow on the ears. If there is also a headwind, the noise can be quite loud – the sound level can measure as much as 90 decibels at 50 kilometers per hour.

These earmuffs from Windfree consist of a foam with a cellular structure that lets sound in while blocking the wind. According to the manufacturer, the design is copied from the animal kingdom's fast runners, which have a similar solution.

We boat owners have tested Windfree both at sea and on land with the editorial team's ultra-fast bikes. And we can confirm that they actually work excellently, the faster you go, the better. The earmuffs are also hollow so you can fit a pair of earphones underneath – practical even on, for example, a bike.