Wichard Offshore Rescue Fixed Blade Knife

When seconds matter, you need a rescue knife designed specifically for the job.

The Wichard Offshore Rescue isn’t a conventional sailing or outdoor knife. It has been developed specifically for emergency situations, rescue operations and demanding watersports, including offshore racing, sport catamarans and white-water activities.

Wichard developed the Offshore Rescue in collaboration with a French fire-and-rescue nautical team, which helped test dimensions and attachment solutions. The result is a purpose-built safety knife focused on fast access, powerful rope cutting, corrosion resistance and safer use around a person being rescued.

Fixed Blade – Ready When You Need It

Unlike a folding sailing knife, the Offshore Rescue uses a fixed blade.

There is no blade to unfold before use. Remove the knife from its secured sheath and the cutting edge is immediately available.

In a rescue or emergency situation, that simplicity can be an important advantage.

The knife measures 179 mm without the sheath and 190 mm with the sheath, remaining compact enough to position in accessible locations around the boat or directly on the user’s equipment.

Fully Serrated 72 mm Blade

The Offshore Rescue features a fully serrated blade rather than a partially serrated or conventional plain edge.

Blade length: 72 mm / 7.2 cm
Blade thickness: 3 mm
Blade material: MA5 stainless steel

The full-length serrations are designed to deliver powerful cutting performance on demanding ropes and similar materials encountered in marine rescue situations.

Wichard states that the Offshore Rescue can cut even thick ropes such as mooring lines in approximately two seconds, demonstrating why the blade is particularly suited to emergency marine use.

Thick 3 mm Blade for High Robustness

The Offshore Rescue’s blade is 3 mm thick, making it thicker than the blades used in Wichard’s standard Offshore marine knives.

That additional thickness is part of a design focused on robustness and demanding rescue applications, rather than everyday pocket-knife use.

MA5 Stainless Steel for Marine Conditions

The current Wichard technical specifications identify the blade material as MA5 stainless steel.

Wichard highlights three important benefits of its material selection:

High corrosion resistance
Outstanding cutting power
High robustness

These characteristics are especially important for safety equipment that may remain exposed to humidity, spray and harsh marine conditions.

Rounded Safety Tip

One of the most important differences between the Offshore Rescue and an ordinary marine knife is its rounded blade tip.

In a rescue situation, the knife may need to be used very close to another person’s body while cutting rope, webbing or other material.

The rounded tip is specifically designed to reduce the risk of accidentally injuring the person being rescued.

This is a small visual detail with a very important purpose.

Integrated Shackle Key

The Offshore Rescue also incorporates a shackle key directly into the blade.

That means the tool isn’t limited to emergency cutting. The integrated shackle opener provides another practical marine function without requiring a separate tool.

For sailors, professional crews and rescue personnel, it’s a useful addition to a tool that’s already intended to remain close at hand.

Secure Multi-Position Sheath

A rescue knife is only useful if it can be accessed quickly.

For this reason, Wichard developed a dedicated secured sheath for the Offshore Rescue. The sheath incorporates a locking trigger and allows the knife to be inserted without needing to orient it in one particular direction.

The design is focused on rapid removal and replacement, helping reduce wasted time in emergency situations.

Multiple Mounting Options

The sheath provides multiple attachment points, giving users considerable flexibility in deciding where the knife should be positioned.

Wichard identifies mounting options including:

• Lifejacket
• Arm
• Leg
• Cockpit
• Steering wheel
• Mast foot
• Catamaran trampoline
• Catamaran cross beams

This is particularly valuable because the best location for emergency equipment depends on the type of boat, activity and individual safety setup.

High-Grip PU Handle

When a knife is intended for emergency use around water, secure handling matters.

The Offshore Rescue features a polyurethane (PU) handle with grip, designed to provide better control during use.

The ergonomic, high-grip construction makes sense for a tool that may need to be handled with wet hands and in difficult conditions.

Fluo Yellow – Glows in the Dark

The Fluo Yellow #10192 offers an important additional safety feature: the fluorescent material glows in the dark.

Visibility can become critical during night sailing, an onboard emergency or a rescue operation in low-light conditions.

The fluorescent colour makes the knife easier to identify and locate when visibility is limited, making #10192 an especially attractive option for dedicated onboard emergency equipment.

Red – Easy to Identify

The Red #10194 version uses a strong, highly recognizable rescue-equipment colour.

Wichard specifically states that the red colour makes the rescue knife easy to identify.

When emergency equipment needs to be located quickly among other gear, immediate visual recognition is a practical advantage.

Available in Red & Fluo Yellow

Both versions use the same 72 mm fully serrated MA5 blade, rounded safety tip, shackle key, grip handle and secure sheath.

Developed for Rescue Operations

This is where the Offshore Rescue differs fundamentally from Wichard’s Offshore and Aquaterra knives.

The product was developed specifically around rescue operations and onboard safety.

Wichard also identifies demanding activities such as offshore racing, sport catamarans and white-water sports among its intended environments.

This makes it particularly relevant for:

• Yacht and boat safety equipment
• Offshore sailing
• Racing yachts
• Professional crews
• Rescue teams
• Safety boats
• Sport catamarans
• White-water sports
• Emergency rope cutting
• Onboard emergency kits

Offshore Rescue vs Offshore Knife

Although both belong to Wichard’s marine knife family, they serve different purposes.

The regular Wichard Offshore is a folding sailing knife designed for everyday rope-cutting and sailing tasks.

The Offshore Rescue, on the other hand, uses a fixed, fully serrated 3 mm blade with a rounded safety tip and dedicated secure sheath. It is designed specifically for situations where immediate access and rapid cutting performance are priorities.

If you’re building an onboard safety setup, the Offshore Rescue is the more specialized choice.

Only 86 g Without the Sheath

Despite its robust fixed-blade construction, the knife itself weighs only:

86 g without sheath

With the secured sheath included, the total weight is:

119 g

This keeps the complete safety system relatively lightweight whether it’s mounted on a lifejacket, elsewhere on the user or at an accessible point onboard.

Why Choose the Wichard Offshore Rescue?

The Offshore Rescue combines the characteristics that matter most when a knife is intended for marine emergencies: a fixed blade that’s immediately ready, full serrations for powerful rope cutting, a rounded safety tip, corrosion-resistant MA5 steel and a sheath designed for rapid access.

Its integrated shackle key adds everyday marine functionality, while the choice of Red or glow-in-the-dark Fluo Yellow helps make the tool easier to identify when it matters.

For sailors who take onboard safety seriously, this isn’t simply another knife to add to the toolbox. It’s a dedicated rescue tool designed specifically for emergency marine situations.

Technical Specifications