Just went from gloves with all fingertips exposed to gloves with just the index finger exposed. Raced last night and got a finger burn!
From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Marek Dziedzic Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 11:31 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Sailing gloves I know people who sail without gloves; I can't. I used Ronstan's that lasted the longest (but I was sailing less then). Gills last a season at best (though, they are quite comfortable). I have quite good experience with West marine - they were, so far, the best value for the money (I bought a couple of pairs when they were at $20 (CAD!)). I also find that the same gloves differ in performance between pairs. This must depend on the leather and other materials sued in manufacturing. I also noticed that it pays to check in what state the gloves are _before_ you put them to the test. Wearing gloves and being burnt by the moving line is not overly enjoyable. My experience with any work gloves (Home Depot or Canadian Tire) is that they are quite good, as long as they are dry. If you get them wet, they don't dry that quickly and become a nuisance. All of the above don't help much when it gets cold. We do our haul out in late October and the weather Gods somehow always know about it and send cold and wet our way (we have some rain or sleet 8 times out of 10). I once used the waterproof gloves during the haul out and they worked quite well (lasted till lunch). On the other hand these gloves are not very conducive to doing any precise work. When you combine wet and cold you maybe looking at some high performance gloves (which means high price, as well). For skiing I always use Auclair gloves (the racing kind, leather), but most of the time they don't need to cope with real wet (we usually ski way below 0C). Btw. I wonder what people prefer: all fingers cut or just the two? My experience is that if you use all cut fingers gloves, you will get burnt, eventually. Marek C&C 24 "Fennel" Ottawa
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