GloRope

02/09/2025

Our thoughts are with the families of the Fortune Pride that capsized on Thursday night with loss of life.
It's our mission to build products that will help save both sailors and Search and Rescue teams who do difficult jobs in sometimes impossible conditions, especially at night!

02/03/2025

Oh Canada!
Proudly veteran owned and Made in Canada!
Unite and Support Local!

01/30/2025

Word is getting out! Some great press from Navigator magazine over on the Rock!
Thanks so much to Nick for reaching out to us!

Scott Harrigan, a 25-year navy veteran, has used his military experience to create a safer line of ropes, buoys and life preservers. Harrigan’s company, GLOrope Safety Solutions Inc., manufactures a range of glow in the dark safety products that were born from his own lived experiences in the Roya...

01/26/2025

01/20/2025

Decent entertainment while I wait for an interview with the Weather Network!
Hard to believe that they flood the rink that the Toronto Marlies play on for this venue!
Amazing!
Day 3 about to start!

01/19/2025

Day one of the Toronto Boat Show is in the books!
Drove from NB to Toronto on Thursday. Arrived near midnight.
Arrived to set up at 730 am on Friday and to be on CP24 Breakfast Television.
Started setting up the booth and then had to speak with about 30 reporters for the new product "press conference".
Finished the booth with my good buddy Terry MacAllister where very few punches were thrown in getting that damn tent set up!
Spoke to so many wonderful people today as we kicked off the show, many of whom had seen me on TV and supported us with a purchase!
Only 8 days left!
Having a ball and hope to see many of you this week!

01/08/2025

Here's to 2025.
The year we save our first life!?
Wishing everyone a safe and prosperous year!

01/08/2025

Big shout out to our newest top fans! 💎 Shelley Fraser, Paul Rickards

12/19/2024

Late night thoughts.

12/07/2024

Never make videos at 530 am!
Thanks again to Campbell and Trevor at Trotac Marine Ltd. For being out first retailer!

12/03/2024

1450 days.

Right before I got out of the Navy, they gave us a badge, a little anchor, to show how many days at sea we had.

1450 days barely qualified me for a silver. There were some salty Chiefs that probably had double that!

But still, do the math, that's four entire years of my life at sea.

Side Note: Technically, I'm still only 46 because the Groundhog Days at sea don't count!

How many man overboard drills did I do during those days?, I honestly couldn't even begin to count. We did them often!

During each man overboard, we'd launch four life rings, each with a smoke marker. It made a gate that we could drive through when we turned the ship around with what's called a Willliamson Turn.

Those smoke markers only lasted 10 minutes as the standard was to have the man in the boat in less than 6 minutes.

The entire process of a nighttime man overboard was something to behold! Hundreds of men and women going from a dead sleep to rushing topside to look for one of their own who may be in the water. Divers and Bosn's getting dressed, firing up and launching RHIBs to recover, spotlights turned on, a beehive of activity on the bridge as we turned a 5000 ton warship into an Ace Ventura type 180 degree turn!

Then, a few minutes later, the man is recovered, (usually a 100 lbs dummy named Oscar, named after the flag used during a man overboard) and hundreds of people just go back to bed.

We rarely recovered the life rings. We had a compartment at the bottom of the ship that just held life rings. Dozens of them. If the RHIB happened to pass one or bump into one, we'd grab it.

Imagine though, being the person in the water. If we couldn't see them from fifty feet in the air, the person in the water certainly wouldn't see them.

The GLO ring was borne of the countless times we discussed this exact issue, usually at 2 or 3 am after things had settled down.

Honestly, almost every single person we show this to says "How has this not been invented yet:, or something similar. They get it.

We want to save lives and at night when every second counts, especially in Canadian waters that will steal your breath and paralyze you upon contact most of the year.

It was usually a dummy that we practiced with, but it could also be a loved one after a fun day on the water.

Imagine suddenly being immersed in the water at night with no land in sight. Confusion and panic. Blackness all around, a terrifying experience. You hear a splash, but can't see anything. Counter that with a glowing ring that is clearly visible, giving you something to get to!

We want to make our life ring the global standard, but more importantly, we want testimonials saying someone got saved, is alive even, because of our ring.

I spent a large portion of my life dedicated to Canada and its people. The GLO ring is one of the lessons I learned over the course of those many days at sea.

I loved my time in the RCN, but I also love creating and bringing to market products that could save lives in this 2nd career I've embarked on.

Please share and help us get this product to the world!

11/29/2024

So you've signed up for the boat shows and you own a glow in the dark safety company?
Guess you have to order a kick ass tent to show off your products!
Come see us in at the Toronto and Vancouver Boat Shows in 2025!

11/26/2024

4-3-2-1. Launch!
Glorope Safety Solutions will be at the Toronto and Vancouver Boat Shows in 2025.
We'll launch the world's first government certified Glow in the Dark Life Ring and have our buoys, dock cleats and bumpers and rope as well!
There are over 100,000 attendees at these two shows and we want to meet every one of you!
Make sure you enter to win our Glow Package giveaway which will include a GLO ring, a GLO buoy and Glo rope! Valued at over $500.
Over 100,000 people drown at night every single year. We are on a mission to save these lives!
Come say hello and see our products in action!

Toronto Boat Show - 18-26 Jan, 2025
https://www.torontoboatshow.com/
Vancouver Boat Show 29 Jan-02 Feb, 2025
https://www.vancouverboatshow.ca

10/18/2024

The contrast between a regular orange life ring and our GLOring at night is so striking!
Take a look....
Help us bring these to the world!

06/01/2024

The first official sale of our government approved glow in the dark life rings is to Stephan at Tiki Tours Halifax down at Fisherman's Cove in Eastern Passage.
An amazing guy with an amazing company. If you haven't had a chance for a harbour tour on his fun Tiki Boats, I can highly recommend the experience!
Thanks for supporting local Steph!
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093172541791

Nearly 400,000 people drown every year! One third happen at night! We want to save lives with our newest invention! Get yours here!

https://glorope.com/products/glo-life-ring-24-inch

01/23/2024

What does it take to get a life ring certified?
Months of planning, two full days of testing and a lot of effort!
Thanks to Lloyd's Registrar for the excellent support.

We hope you never have to use our product! But if you ever find yourself with someone in the water at night, what kind of life ring do you want on hand?