Boot and Glove Driers

Boots and gloves straight onto the floor of the airing cupboard along with the spinnaker in its bag. Next Sunday, all perfectly dry, no nasty smells that I can detect, and the kite dry and crispy like new.

What's wrong with hosing your kit down in the garden and leaving it on the washing line all week, or if you are lucky and you get a dry day shoving it in your bag on Friday evening?

Cardboard tubes (toilet rolls) stuffed in the ankles hold the boot open and help wick out the damp.
I heard a minute in the microwave kills the bacteria and eliminates the smell, havent tried it myself.

I'm a washing machine man, but my boots still seem to end up reeking quite quickly.

I put mine thru the washing machine with a little detergent, a lot of rinsing and a quick spin with the rest of my kit. Boots on top of the boiler to dry out. Gloves air dried in the boat shed / sail loft / laundry / workshop (aka  garage!) along with the rest of the kit. I never machine wash my spray tops.