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BooomtagDigital name tags for equipment - quick help in an emergency and in the event of loss

Tobias Frauen

 · 30.01.2026

You can label your material with various NFC tags or QR stickers from Booomtag
Photo: Tobi Frauen
Booomtag is a digital folder for all the information about your equipment, which you can label with stickers or tags. A great help for rescuers and finders, especially in an emergency.

Loyal readers may still remember "Horst", the aged F2 Sputnik from our generation comparisonwhich a previous owner of the same name had marked with a felt-tip pen. The system from Booomtag (yes, with three O's) offers a more contemporary method of labelling your material. The central components are small stickers and tags that can be read with any smartphone via NFC or QR code. Booomtag stores all important information about the owner and contact in a browser-based application; an app is not necessary. The owner can register their material using an unlimited number of tags and save them in their wallet. A digital register with a picture, exact description and other information can be created for each item. If a part is lost, the finder can easily find out who the board or sail belongs to and contact them. Emergency contacts can also be stored.

The owner, in turn, can report their equipment as lost, but report themselves as safe - this means that no unnecessary missions need to be triggered if equipment is found abandoned. The Dutch sea rescuers from the KNRM also offer self-adhesive Booomtags with a QR code, similar to the DGzRS address stickers.

In addition to QR code stickers, tags in cheque card format or coin-sized tags are also available, which can be used to label bags, suitcases or items of clothing. Some manufacturers from the kite sector are already integrating the Booomtags into the material - which can then be reported as stolen in the event of theft and becomes worthless for repurchase. Rogier Dekker, the man behind Booomtag, would also like to establish co-operations with brands from other water sports sectors.

More info at booomtag.com

Tobias Frauen

Tobi is our digital man, he looks after the surf website and social media channels and gets on everyone's nerves every morning by asking for more pictures and videos. His surfing CV includes all the famous choppy water spots: As a teenager, he went from his home in Münsterland to the Ijsselmeer or the Brouwersdam, and during his civilian service on Sylt, after countless washes on the west side, the Königshafen became his preferred spot. After studying in Kiel and Heidkate, he was supposed to go to Hamburg “only for a short time”, but this short time has lasted for over ten years and has made him a “weekend warrior”. He goes on tour with his family and camper van as often as possible, often to the Baltic Sea, SPO or Denmark, but also likes to go to Finland, Sweden or Sardinia.

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