Yachting boots in Dinghies?
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Topic: Yachting boots in Dinghies?
Posted By: Dignhysailor
Subject: Yachting boots in Dinghies?
Date Posted: 29 Aug 14 at 9:53am
| I have a pair of tall rubber Henri Lloyd yachting boots (these ones; http://www.mailspeedmarine.com/sailing-boots/henri-lloyd/deck-boot.bhtml) and I wondered whether I could use them for dinghy sailing this winter. Does anyone have any experience of using something like this when dinghy sailing? I'm mostly wondering whether they would fill with water and pull me underwater if I capsize- any experiences/ ideas? |
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Posted By: GarethT
Date Posted: 29 Aug 14 at 10:10am
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They won't pull you under. The water in them is the same as the water around them. They will be hard work to climb back in if full, but you can empty boots by lifting your heel to your bum.
What are you sailing? They'd be fine for a wayfarer, but not for a moth! |
Posted By: gordon
Date Posted: 29 Aug 14 at 10:42am
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From a dinghy cruising perspective - wet suits and neoprene booties are not an option for long days on the water with little or no chance of a capsize. In which case cruiser type waterproofs worn over a fleece layer and good underwear (anything but cotton!) is the way to go. For the feet - boots work well - however I much prefer my Dubarrys - simply because they are waterproof and breathable (no smelly socks). On a warmer day Crocs (I have a pair of lace up Croocs) possibly with Sealskinz socks work well. The difficulty is when launching - if you have to wade in over the top of your boots you are in trouble. Some dinghy cruisers launch in swimming togs, others follow the inshore sea anglers and wear a cheap set of waders. ------------- Gordon |
Posted By: Riv
Date Posted: 29 Aug 14 at 9:37pm
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Many year ago I had tall Gill boots and was sailing a Laser, really comfortable for hiking but filled up with water on capsise and the extra pounds made getting upto the Laser daggerboard from the water harder than it needed to be. I soon stopped using them. So if you are going to capsise don't use them. Now I have a pair for use on Keelboats like squibs and they are really nice, so it's horses for courses. |
Posted By: Dignhysailor
Date Posted: 30 Aug 14 at 5:51pm
| Thanks all- I will be sailing a variety of boats, 420s, fireflies, 470s etc. so probably won't capsize too much (although may push it too hard when racing!) so may well do this. Plus I'll get the crew to get wet launching (it's their job, isn't it?!) so that should be fine! |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 30 Aug 14 at 7:05pm
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They sound a little clumsy for the boats you mention, I'd say.
------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: Riv
Date Posted: 30 Aug 14 at 9:53pm
| Sailing any boat is a dance, clumsy footware will slow you down and make you look at your feet when the place to look is upwards and forwards. Remember the body goes where the head points. |
Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 01 Sep 14 at 9:57am
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All I know is....
when sailing in Cornwall in the 70's, as a lad. I wore yellow Javelin wellington boots with long wool socks. We capsized. The boom flicked up and the boat sailed off down wind. Some distance. I couldn't swim after it. I nearly drowned. Now this could have been down to the crappy 70's BA, or the Boots / Sock combo? I don't know. But I'm not going to try it again. edit: Oh yes, I kicked off the boots to keep my head above the water and enable swimming. So I'm still here much to most peoples annoyance.  ------------- http://www.uk3-7class.org/index.html" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Class Website https://www.facebook.com/groups/1092602470772759/" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Building - Facebook Group |
Posted By: catmandoo
Date Posted: 15 Sep 14 at 12:14pm
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mon folks get a grip , tall gill yatting boots in a 470 , total non starter ------------- |
Posted By: kneewrecker
Date Posted: 15 Sep 14 at 1:00pm
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the answer is no... although I did wear some yellow wellies for novelty value when I sailed one of Rodney's Finns once. I still beat Grumpf, so they can't be that bad. ;-) ------------- |
Posted By: 2547
Date Posted: 16 Sep 14 at 9:28am
| bad idea if there is any risk of capsize |