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Best sailing gloves?

  • 01-09-2010 12:09am
    #1
    miss no stars
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    Been using Gill Ladies gloves however I find the fingers too short and constrictive. Does anyone know of any gloves with longer fingers that are maybe a little less stiff?


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  • #2
    noby
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    I use Gill finger-less gloves. No restriction on longer fingers there.


  • #3
    miss no stars
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    ended up getting henri-lloyd pro fingerless gloves. tried on all different styles off gill but all seemed to feel too stiff & restrictive. there endeth 10 years of gill glove usage!


  • #4
    FoxT
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    My sailing involves bouncing halyards on a 45-footer & I have never found a sailing glove with good grip. I quit using gloves altogether a couple of years ago.

    I picked up a pair of working gloves from a local DIY centre a while back - these are made of tough cloth & the exterior is rubberised. Brilliant grip & I would use them if I was working a lot with narrower ropes, or if it was very cold. They cost a tenner!


    - FoxT


  • #5
    Steve
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    Be careful with those FoxT, if you need to run a sheet or halyard in an emergency, the rubber can melt and give you a nasty burn. The leather fronted gardening gloves are better in that situation - same price as well.

    On a side note, I've gotten into trouble on occasion in the past with US immigration for not having any fingerprints - It took me a while to convince the guy of the relationship between mainsheet, 35kts wind, and fingerless gloves :D:D


  • #6
    FoxT
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    I always work the mast or bow. If I was in the pit I would defo avoid anything rubberised.

    I have had just one occasion when I had a fast - moving rope in my hands , bouncing a kite up on a windy day & it filled on me with about 2 metres to go. Unfortunately the pitman had a senior moment & hadn't clutched the halyard!
    I let it run immediately, otherwise I'd have been sucked up the mast....

    - FoxT


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  • #7
    Steve
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    Aye - it's important for the mast, pit, and trim to always be in sync. I've had plenty of bitter experience where mast has shouted 'made' but pit is not cleated and yes, it results in the poor mast man being hoisted skyward through a small hole in the mast when I've sheeted on and filled the 200m2 A-sail :D

    Fun times!! :eek:


  • #8
    John_Rambo
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    FoxT wrote: »
    I always work the mast or bow. If I was in the pit I would defo avoid anything rubberised.

    I work the mast. The Tribord gloves from Decathlon are ace. Good grip, good protection. I have made steam a few times!


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