I can't imagine sailing without gloves. But then the SF Bay isn't exactly
the warmest sailing environment! Fred - you mustn't be doing any sheet
adjustment! I also sail on a Cal-40 and do main trim on that. Gabbing the
main without gloves is really painful.
My best gloves are Harkens. They are in their 3rd season - not bad. I had
some Gill's but they disintegrated quickly - went back to te Harkens.
Recently I bought some West Marine gloves which seem to be doing OK, but
this is their first year - but when I go on the Cal, then I like my Harkens.
On Thursday, August 9, 2012, Walt Dickie wrote:
> We were talking about this before going out racing last night. Two of us
> had Gill gloves simply disintegrate during the Mac this year, and my
> college-age son says that when he was racing 420s in high school the whole
> team swore off Gill forever. He was wearing an ancient pair of Ronstans
> that were still in great condition after multiple seasons. Impressive.****
>
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> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Sailing gloves****
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> Dennis -- I only use gloves when sailing if I need to keep my hands warm,
> so I don't have much experience with this; but I've used a bunch of these
> from time to time at work, and they seem to be quite a good value for the
> money:****
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> http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-25ecodZ5yc1v/R-202021235/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=firm+grip&storeId=10051&superSkuId=202892938#.UCLmf0SUhoo
> ****
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> I'd be curious to know how the waterproof version holds up -- might be
> nice to have some on the boat:****
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> http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202021234/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=firm+grip&storeId=10051#.UCLm90SUhoo
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> FWIW...****
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> Fred Street -- Minneapolis
> S/V *Oceanis* (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^(*
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> On Aug 8, 2012, at 5:10 PM, Dennis C. wrote:****
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> I was sorting through Touche's glove locker over the weekend. Over the
> years, I've accumulated all manner of gloves. On inspection, the ones that
> seemed to be in the best shape were the old Trophy brand goatskin? gloves
> from my catamaran days. They seemed to be in the best shape. The Harken
> Black Magic and Gill "hi tech" grippy gloves seemed to have the worst wear.
> ****
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> What's the list finding for good gloves? Anyone use Atlas sailing
> gloves? Henri Lloyd? Gill Pro gloves? Musto? Zimco? Five Oceans?
> Victory? Ronstan? NRS? Zhic?****
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> How about Dakine brand gloves? I use them for snowboarding. They make
> sailing gloves now.****
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> Cheap Home Depot gloves with the fingers cut down?****
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> I saw one reference to Ergodyne Proflex framer's gloves. They actually
> look like they'd make a pretty good sailing glove. :)****
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--
Ian Matthew
"Siento el Viento" C&C 29 mk 1
San Francisco Bay
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