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waterproof gear?

  • 30-07-2009 4:52pm
    #1
    bacon?
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 784 ✭✭✭


    hi, i'm a complete novice.. have just started sailing... and biking.

    i'd like to buy waterproof gear... but am just wandering, can i kill 2 birds with one stone?

    will waterproof gear, for cycling, be ok for sailing?

    if the sailing gets more seriouse, i can fork out for better gear....

    can anyone recomend a good shop... online or in dublin city centre.

    cheers


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  • #2
    decdev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭decdev


    Google great outdoors they may have something i bought wetsuits for kayaking there on Monday and got good value but they sell all sorts of stuff


  • #3
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,786 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    A lot of waterproofs for sailing are also intended to keep you warm. So if you do go for the lighter stuff, make sure you have good warm clothing on underneath.


  • #4
    Ferris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭Ferris


    bacon? wrote: »
    hi, i'm a complete novice.. have just started sailing... and biking.

    i'd like to buy waterproof gear... but am just wandering, can i kill 2 birds with one stone?

    will waterproof gear, for cycling, be ok for sailing?

    if the sailing gets more seriouse, i can fork out for better gear....

    can anyone recomend a good shop... online or in dublin city centre.

    cheers

    What type of boat will you be sailing, a keelboat, cruiser or a dinghy?

    I sail on a cruiser and I have a set of Musto salopettes (baggy dungarees!) for ~120 and a good pair of sailing boots ( ~100). ~220quid may seem expensive but it is money well spent, believe me. Other than that you can just get a waterproof top suitable for biking or sailing and wear a good jumper underneath. Normal waterproof trousers will just rip on a boat and normal wellies will fill with water if you fall in.


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