That harkens me back to my Hornblower book days. Or was it Sea Wolf by Jack London? The new recruits always had "hands like a lydys' with no calluses. Well, now I have hands like a lydys, and I burnt the dickens out of my fingers letting the main halyard fly a month ago, wish I had had gloves on then - or rather, I wish I had either put a couple turns around the winch or not tried to grip that which I could not. Can't fix stupid.
I have some gloves that are cut lower too, and they are just not real sailing gloves, just some type of work gloves that are available cheaper, but just not up to the task, think I will take them off the boat before someone burns a finger on them as well. Bill Coleman C&C 39 -----Original Message----- From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Colin Kilgour Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 4:49 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Sailing gloves I'm not convinced that size matters. I think I have the biggest boat on the list... and I never wear gloves (unless they're winter gloves for warmth) When I was a kid racing Lasers, I'd go through a pair every few weeks it seemed, so I finally just decided to toughen up my hands and save some dough in the process. I never looked back. I think it's a matter of personal preference, but I'd rather put up with the odd cut or blister than have to wear gloves all the time. Also, if you're a 'glove wearer' and you forget or lose your gloves one day, you're pooched because your virgin hands are going to get shredded. By comparison, I almost never forget my hands. Of course, I take the same approach to shoes on board as well. There are very few instances where I'll see the need to put shoes on - a crappy (slippery) deck, absence of toe rails, low life lines, etc. But absent that, I get a fine grip with bare feet. Cheers Colin On 8/9/12, Walt Dickie <wa...@crresearch.com> wrote: > 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 > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
