Gloves keeping dry

[ladissidente]

For years now I have been trying to come up with a solution for sailing gloves, sailing on the open ocean, in all types of weather spending many hours at the wheel Trying to keep hands DRY is more difficult than I can imagine. When its either raining or you land a large wave over the deck and water runs off your wet gear down your arms and INTO your gloves. Surley there must be a solution to this.
I tried ski gloves but they quickly fill with water and fall apart.
We sail in Australia in the Southern Ocean in and around Bass Straight and Tasmania.
Love to hear of any thoughts on the matter

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[johnsomerhausen]

A pair of woolen gloves inside fishermen's rubber gloves tucked inside the sleeves of the foul weather jacket will certainly do the trick. Once, when my wife had forgotten her rubber gloves, she simply put plastic bags over the woolen gloves and held them in place with rubber bands.
john

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[vyv_cox]

I have a pair of diving dry suit gloves that are worn with cotton gloves beneath. They are totally waterproof but not very comfortable. I have only worn them a couple of times, in the depths of winter.

I knew many people who wore Marigold kitchen gloves beneath sailing gloves in winter. At least they are cheap!

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[Plum]

I have a pair on gloves made of thin neoprene foam material, a bit like wetsuit material, that I bought from a cycling shop. I expect they are aimed at the mountain-bikers. The gloves are completely waterproof, moulded in one piece (no stitched or bonded seams), velcro strap to ensure a watertight seal around the wrist, and very warm and I have used them a lot for rowing in the winter as they are also very non-slip. If I am going to do any serious rope work I swap for a pair of musto (non waterproof) sailing gloves, then back to the cycling gloves after. So, try a serious/mountain-bike cycling shop.

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