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    Posted: 13 Dec 05 at 10:02pm
I'm considering purchasing a pair of hiking shorts next year and I'm just wondering if they provide any knee support or padding for your bum?
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the neopreme ones do yes well the 3/4 length ones that i have most certainly do, with wear patches on both that are yet to show much in the way of wear, but the wear depends on what boat you sail as lasers are particularly brutal on neopreme
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I have used the Rooster ones and the worked very well; all the Olympic guys I think use Queensport.

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Have used queensports in the past, bough from Laser. Very good. Only place that now sells them in the UK is http://www.scottishsailing.com/ Ran by helpful bloke called Duncan

 

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Duncan Hepplewhite to be correct, short guy, used to coach the scottish toppers now works for laser anyway, lives out of a van at most events, cant miss him
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what sort of boat do you sail? i have been sailing in toppers and fevas and lasers and stuff like that and i cant realy see the point in hiking shorts. the wide side decks make it comfortable to hike.
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If your hiking hard up the beat in say a laser or topper, sometimes hiking shorts make it more comfy and give you a better position so you may have slightly more upwind speed becuase you can hike harder and don't need to ease off for a bit of a rest.
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I use Magic Marine 3/4 length hiking shorts which have extra padding on the knee plus a pair of Gul Neroprene & Kevlar knee pads over the top - all very comfy. I have had the Knee pads for around 3 years and still have not worn out so worth while for proctecting the expensive gear. I sail a RS300 so all the knee protection is worth while. When you buy a pair of hiling shorts look at the length and width of the battons and make sure they fit the backs your legs and cover the area which you will want to protect from the side of the boat.  
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ive got rooster 3/4 lengths and as much as i have worn them in all sorts of boats over the last period and have found them excellent.
If u do buy them buy a pair of the lycra shorts to put over the top as @£83 i wldnt be wanting to wear them out and even the rooster himself wear them over the top.

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Originally posted by mike ellis

what sort of boat do you sail? i have been sailing in toppers and fevas and lasers and stuff like that and i cant realy see the point in hiking shorts. the wide side decks make it comfortable to hike.

I sail toppers and rs200's (and have sailed a laser occasionally) and I think that hiking shorts are essentail for at least the topper and the laser in a force 3+. It just make shiking more comfortable, you get better circulation to your legs etc., and can hike much harder.

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