Mustang is proud to play a small role in Psych currently on TV Fridays at 10/9C on USA Network. Psych is a quick-witted comedy drama starring James Roday as young police consultant Shawn Spencer who solves crimes with powers of observation so acute that Santa Barbara PD detectives think he’s psychic. The August 22 episode “THERE MIGHT BE BLOOD” investigates a death on an offshore oil rig leads to a jurisdictional battle between Vick and her Coast Guard Commander sister. Check out the show’s webisodes.

We are really excited to hear that the Rescue Stick was recognized with the Cygnus Law Enforcement Group Innovation Award For Safety presented at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference this week in New Orleans.

The award recognizes new products and services introduced to the law enforcement market during the previous year and winners are chosen by a panel of independent judges of law enforcement professionals.

It’s always exciting when your name is called when an award is being given - even though it is an honor just to be nominated. Everyone at Mustang was pretty excited when we found out the Rescue Stick had won the 2007 NMMA Innovation Award for Safety Products.

These awards are given out each year at the Marine Aftermarket Accessories Trade Show (MAATS) in Las Vegas. A committee from Boating Writers International looks at all the products entered and choose the one that shows innovation, distinctiveness, benefit to consumers and practicality. We’re really happy they recognized the uniqueness of our product!

If you haven’t seen it yet, take a look at the video that we made to show how it works.

Anytime I’m out of the office, whether its a small community event, a boat show or a trade show I always look forward to meeting Mustang Survival customers. You are never shy about coming up and telling me about what you love to do on that water. Whether its fishing, hunting, sailing, kayaking, powerboating or any of the other countless activities people do, the one thing that always strikes me is your passion for the great outdoors. You’ve also shared what you like our products and how we can make them even better. Some of you have even told me how wearing one of our PFDs has saved your life.

It’s you passion that inspired us to start OutThere, the Mustang Survival blog so we can share with you too! We’ve lined up some great contributors from inside the company and also from outside to blog. We’ll try keep things interesting, timely and fun. That’s why we are launching just before the start of ICAST, the biggest sportfishing tradeshow in the world.

This is as much your blog as it is ours. We need your participation. This means we love getting your comments. If you read something that inspires you, please post a comment! Just follow our commenting guidelines and we’ll get along just fine.

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See you OutThere!