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===Modern inflatable boat=== {{citation needed section|date=March 2018}} In the early 20th century, independent production of inflatable boats began with the airship manufacturing company RFD in England and the Zodiac company in France. This was brought about by the development of rubber-coated fabrics for the [[airship]] industry. [[Reginald Foster Dagnall]], English designer and founder of RFD, switched in 1919 to the development of inflatable boats, using the coated fabric from hydrogen airships. The [[Air Ministry]] was impressed with trials of his boat on a lake near [[Guildford]] and began to give his firm contracts for the production of life-saving equipment. Meanwhile, in France a similar pattern emerged. The airship company [[Zodiac Aerospace|Zodiac]] began to develop inflatable rubber boats, and in 1934, invented the inflatable [[kayak]] and [[catamaran]]. These led to the modern Zodiac inflatable boat. The company became [[Zodiac Nautic]] in 2015. Development continued after World War II with the discovery of new synthetic materials, such as [[neoprene]] and new adhesives, which allowed the boats to become sturdier and less prone to damage.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Brief History of Inflatable Boats & RIB's|url=http://www.ribstore.co.uk/cms-assets/documents/12724-448824.history-of-inflatable-boats-and-ribs.p|access-date=2013-11-24|archive-date=2014-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125100116/http://www.ribstore.co.uk/cms-assets/documents/12724-448824.history-of-inflatable-boats-and-ribs.p|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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