Snowgoose-1
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I don't want to look like an idiot at Cowes this year.
Are Rugby Shirts still ok to wear for sailing
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capnsensible
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Get up to speed with this year's new look.
RunAgroundHard
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Folks tend to wear technical clothing these days. I would not care and wear my usual mix of wife beaters, T shirts, thin fleece, thin down jacket, water proofs. I wear jeans for the legs, maybe Ron Hill tracksuit trousers, if I am feeling sporty and want to show my age.
wingcommander
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newtothis
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Jean Paul Gauttier is more de rigueur.
capnsensible
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People wear that to the London Boat Show.
[70521]
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As long as they are pre-professional game as this modern stuff does not keep you warm and the wee pocket they provide just between your shoulder blades is a difficult place to reach after a beer or two.
I still miss the voice of rugby, Bill McLaren.
I still miss the voice of rugby, Bill McLaren.
Sailing steve
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I wouldn't want to frequent anywhere with a dress code, and that's a Very Good Thing because if I did turn up in my customary sailing attire of cheap wellies, mud splattered jeans and a misshapen jumper with what looks suspiciously like the odd spot of pot noodle fallout down the front it's highly unlikely I'd be let in.
Ray Purchase
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Coller up = W
, coller down ok-ish.
, coller down ok-ish.
Boathook
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That was a few years ago!
Boathook
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Dress up and post a picture of your good self and we will give an honest opinion, we'll as honest as you will on here.
capnsensible
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It always bought a smile watching people in full foul weather gear hanging onto the straps of an underground train....think Earls Court.,
Chiara’s slave
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It used to be followed by the ski show. So, bearing in mind the weather at that time of year, one could avoid embarrassment by wearing a ski jacket to the boat show, and a sailing jacket to the ski show, maximising the chances of finding an uncritical audience.
johnalison
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Proper sailing gear isn’t always right. I went with our son into an Indo-Chinese restaurant in Hellevoetsluis many years ago, in the pouring rain to book a table for the evening. Just after we went in a Dutchman came in in full wet gear which he started to strip. Unfortunately, the trousers brought his inner trousers down with them and the assembly of Indonesian girls celebrated by having a good laugh.
Daydream believer
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I could not wee in a pocket by my shoulder blades sober- Let alone drunk.
Unless it was my mates pockets in a leepfrog race
Baddox
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You’ll need to wear the right gear to get invited to any of the most interesting parties. It’s a sporting event so you’ll need something streamlined and fitted not like the baggy stuff of old. Cotton clothing can easily lead to exposure and cold so stick with the fully waterproof clothing, in a fabric tough enough to survive racing. Most heat loss is through your head so the select gentleman will be sporting an all-over body suit of PVC or rubber which fits the bill nicely, there are plenty to choose from via online outlets.
PeterWright
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If you're truly on te Celtic fringe you must know that Max Boyce sis and always wil be he voice of Rugby.
Tomaret
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Or queuing at check at Hewanorra international Airport in the same after the ARC to keep the checked baggage weight down and be prepared for the UK winter on touchdown.
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rotrax
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Depends who you play - or played - for.
Not sure my shirt from my time turning out for the Old Vasectomists Extra 'B' would turn many heads..................
Not sure my shirt from my time turning out for the Old Vasectomists Extra 'B' would turn many heads..................