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    Posted: 22 May 11 at 12:47pm
I'm looking for some prescription sunglasses for sailing, does anyone have any recomendations. Those Bolle ones that have been advertised in the magazine a lot lately sound expensive, are they?
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Contacts with some cheap sunglasses is a better idea - if you break the glasses it is not the end of the world.  I use tinted safety glasses that have UVA and UVB protection (and they cost £6 from B&Q)
 
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I have been told Adidias Evil Eye are quite good - you can swap the sides for a ski goggle strap if you want to.
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I used my Dewalt safety glasses from Screwfix over the weekend (£11+)  for the first time. Comfortable, fitted adjustable strap, tough, wraparound, easy on the eye - even look good. Only downside as that glare handling could be better - but certainly on the sea in bright sun this weekend they were just the job. 
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I have some gill ones, the trouble is they mist up making it impossible to see wher ei am going.  Anyone got any tips on how to stop them misting?

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You can get demisting stuff to spray and rub on. Ultimately it comes down to airflow. I find it's fine on the beat then I can't see a thing two boatlengths into the run... Another reason I hate windward leeward courses...
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Originally posted by Peter Rhodes

I'm looking for some prescription sunglasses for sailing, does anyone have any recomendations. Those Bolle ones that have been advertised in the magazine a lot lately sound expensive, are they?
Get yourself down to specsavers or one of the other shops & get them to make you a set £80 a set proberly less,that has to be the easy way to get Prescription Sunglasses.
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Another vote for Contacts + cheapo UV sunglasses, I get the sunglasses from Tesco or Sainsbury's - they're under £15 most of the time, break them/lose them = no tears! unlike my last Oakley's which fell out of my shirt pocket and got run over  Cry
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u could always put a chord on ur glasses but ye the contacts and cheep pair sound good!!! 
 
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Originally posted by doeywizard

u could always put a chord on ur glasses but ye the contacts and cheep pair sound good!!! 
 
 
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