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tink 
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 Topic: Which gloves?Posted: 05 Mar 21 at 6:08pm |
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I’m in the no gloves camp, tried loads and end up with colder hands, sail all year when the government allows. Sail and apply Norwegian hand cream and you will be fine. Based on single handed boats. If you’re crewing a spinnaker boat I would wear gloves,
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davidyacht
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Posted: 05 Mar 21 at 6:17pm |
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I think you can get more power into the sheet by having a better grip, but I take my gloves off in light wind. I don’t wear sailing gloves for warmth, just grip. I used not to wear gloves but I have come around to this view.
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Posted: 05 Mar 21 at 6:56pm |
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You're not wrong on spinnaker boats Tink; kite halyards can go through flesh like a cheese wire.
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ClubRacer
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Posted: 05 Mar 21 at 7:11pm |
Oh yeah- I work in building and could go all season without gloves doing just a mainsheet and not get one scratch on my hands. The minute I jump in the front and hoist the kite I won't be able to move my fingers for a week. Wondering how thick the layup would be on; polypro hand warmers/ Latex gloves/ Cheap as you can get thin builders gloves to protect the latex. You know what they say about layers...
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 05 Mar 21 at 10:30pm |
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I found the problem was the gloves moving around making gripping anything very difficult, its not a problem with non stretchy, close fitting sailing gloves but very bad with those knitted, latex dipped, builders gloves, especially when you put nitrile or latex gloves underneath.
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Posted: 05 Mar 21 at 11:51pm |
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Basically, with gloves..you pays yer monies! When I was younger (and 'ard as nails) I went gloveless. Thirty years on, modern gloves keep me sailing throughout the year. If you can't keep your hands comfortable it will affect your sailing. Personally, full fingered gloves, over the wrist (where a lot of heat can disappear). Make sure they're a good close fit. Take time over choosing gloves.
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Posted: 06 Mar 21 at 5:29pm |
You can say that again and hands aint the only thing going to suffer... 
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tink
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Posted: 06 Mar 21 at 6:13pm |
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Not going to start a new thread but it’s my feet that suffer - how do you keep your feet warm?
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ClubRacer
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Posted: 06 Mar 21 at 6:32pm |
Sealskinz socks!!! Get knee length ones and pull them right up so that when you launch and recover your feet still stay dry and even if they don't they still keep the cold away. Also an all year round benefit of preventing gravel/sand into your boots when sailing at the coast After years of wearing these over the top of other socks I found its actually warmer to not wear cotton socks on your feet... Added benefit of folding them down over your boots to tidy them up and prevent them coming undone.
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