If you wear a sandal make sure it's one with a toe cap!
From: Chuck S <cscheaf...@comcast.net>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Sent: Thursday, August 9, 2012 9:02:02 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Sailing gloves, now sandals
Dwight,
You are probably OK, but had to chastise my son for wearing sandals on the
boat. He lost one when he went forward and it was a major distraction. Better
to be barefoot.
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Atlantic City, NJ
From: "dwight veinot" <dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Sent: Thursday, August 9, 2012 5:08:19 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Sailing gloves
Colin
You sound like a sailing animal...I sort of agree with gloves because I
never use them either...they seem to compromise everything I do but I do
relaxed sailing now...when I was racing and trimming the genoa and spinnaker
I appreciated those gloves sometimes
As for feet, I like to protect my toes so I try to remember my deck
shoes...letely I heve been going in sandals and crocs and that works OK for
what I do
Dwight Veinot
C&C 35 MKII, Alianna
Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS
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From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]
On Behalf Of Colin Kilgour
Sent: August 9, 2012 5:49 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
>
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