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Horan: Line & Cleat is the only women-owned USCG-approved life jacket brand

Amanda Horan · Advice Line with Bobby Trussell of Tempur-Pedic · Dec 18, 2025 · at 28:00

Amanda Horan is the co-founder and CEO of Line & Cleat, a modern life jacket company.

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“Hi, I'm Amanda Horan, co-founder and CEO of Line & Cleat, the only women-owned U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket brand in the U.S. Based just outside of Chicago.”

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The claim, plainly

Line & Cleat is the only women-owned U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket brand in the United States.

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Assessment

Research and industry reviews confirm that Line + Cleat, founded in 2023 by Amanda and Collin Horan, is the only woman-owned brand manufacturing and marketing proprietary U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)-approved life jackets in the United States. An examination of other prominent USCG-approved personal flotation device (PFD) manufacturers shows corporate, private equity, male, or employee ownership structures. Previously woman-owned MTI Adventurewear was acquired by The Wing Group/Mustang Survival in 2020, and other woman-owned entities in the marine safety sector (such as Safe Lakes LLC) operate as third-party retailers or equipment distributors rather than life jacket brands.

Trade publications including Boating Industry and Specialty Retailer, along with industry directories and major marine retailers (such as West Marine), confirm Line + Cleat as the sole woman-owned USCG-approved life jacket brand in the United States.
A survey of other USCG-approved PFD brands (such as Stearns, Onyx, Mustang Survival, Astral, Kokatat, and NRS) confirms none are woman-owned; previously woman-owned MTI Adventurewear was absorbed into Mustang Survival in 2020.

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[1] boatingindustry.com [2] ggfieldshop.com [3] westmarine.com [4] lineandcleat.com [5] westmarine.com [6] yachtkings.tv [7] specialty-retailer.com [8] ensun.io

"Safe Lakes" "USCG" life jacket OR PFD "USCG" approved life jacket manufacturers list "Line + Cleat" "Coast Guard" Line and Cleat Amanda Horan life jacket USCG approved "USCG approved" "woman-owned" OR "women-owned" "life jacket" OR "PFD" "MTI" "Mustang Survival" acquired "MTI Adventurewear" "Lili Colby" "women-owned" "life jacket" OR "PFD" brand OR company "Safe Lakes LLC" woman owned OR "women-owned"

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