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423zero
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Topic: New Wetsuit recommendations Posted: 17 Oct 18 at 9:09am |
Good mention of Laser/Hitler there
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Sam.Spoons
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 Oct 18 at 8:27am |
Surely availing oneself of a tug, sharp or otherwise (blunt tugs are definitely less efficient but that's for another thread), is in breach of rule 42.1?
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davidyacht
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 Oct 18 at 8:07am |
If you give a sharp tug midway through the gybe your wetsuit should not catch on the corner
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H2
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 Oct 18 at 7:50am |
But should anyone wearing a wetsuit be considered to be part of the PY committee's conspiracy theory or should wetsuits only be confined to handicap racing deviants? Personally I have been waiting for a wetsuit shaped like a Laser to come along.
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Gordon 1430
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 Oct 18 at 4:24pm |
they don't catch on the back corner when you gybe. so def an advantage over the laser.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 Oct 18 at 4:23pm |
As I see it none of these wetsuits offer any advantage over the Laser.
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H2
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 Oct 18 at 4:08pm |
Thanks for all the suggestions - I did try and get a Lennon suit but none in my size so ended up with a Gul code zero in 2/3mm for £100 in the sales which I am very happy with and does what I was after!
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fab100
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 22 Aug 18 at 9:33am |
one more vote for Lennon here
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423zero
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 21 Aug 18 at 5:37pm |
I wear Decathlon side Zip boots, first class and a third of the next brands price.
I use clothing from a mix of water sports I do, Kayaking, Sailing and Surfing. When sailing the Minimum I wear is shorts and rash vest, then a Sola spray top (Kayaking). Next level, Gul wetsuit (surfing) always have a rash vest under this, any cooler I will put a spray top on, always with Decathlon boots. Winter I use Gill dry suit with Crew saver thermal/breathable under garment, pair of socks over the latex boots and sailing boots on top. Gloves are poundland work gloves and a pair of fingerless Gel gloves over these. Always wear a cap. In conclusion all clothes and equipment I have got from Decathlon have matched well known brands for a fraction of cost.
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Noah
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 21 Aug 18 at 2:44pm |
I would add a good word for Decathlon kit. Even though I couldn't find a wetsuit to fit me at the time (being vertically challenged and somewhat rounder than I ought to be) but their dinghy boots fitted my hobbit feet and lasted about 8-10 years I think.
I lucked out & bought a pair of Musto wetsuits - steamer & shorty - on Black Friday last autumn. Got the pair for about a ton and both are very good.
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