Half decent gloves

depends really how much you need to be able to operate small contacts (e.g. keyboard) or whether it is just a matter of holding the wheel and coping with lots of water.

The answer will obviously lay somewhere in between. Suggest you choose between a full diving glove, or something like a dinghy sailing glove.
 
Sealskinz Outdoor activity glove. Knitted fabric in three layers with a waterproof middle layer. Not bulky, warm as toast and if you do get wet down the cuff they're like wetsuit gloves, still warm and toasty. About £20. Good outdoor shops.
 
Beware of gloves that slide on easy in a warm store but you cannot get them on with cold wet hands!

I have made this mistake on both helming and motorcycle gloves.
 
Got a pair of RAF aircraft handlers' Arctic Gloves. These are heavyweight Goretex, multiple-layered, and *inflate* via a mouthpiece once you have them on.

Great for simply steering with a s/s wheel, when spray is flying thick and fast, but no b****y good for anything else, such as holding mugs of tea, biscuits, HBCs, adjusting hood strings, zips, scratching bum.....

Try not to go out in near-zero temps any more, so Arctic Gloves are now a little redundant. Maybe 'Powerskipper' would like 'em, after her recent post seeking ways to keep her parts warm in winter.......
 
I've got a great pair of gloves that I've used for the last two years, warm and waterproof., The trouble is they're for the bike, not the boat. I have wondered if biking gloves would be any good, but the padding would probably absorb water and they'd probably wear out too easily.
I tried some Gill ones of neoprene with some sort of shammy leather on them when I went up to the arctic last year but I wouldn't recommend anything with unproofed leather on it in cold weather, the evaporation cools your hands so it keeps the gloves cold and wet. Might be ok in warmer air though. I've now got some plain neoprene ones but I didn't go this year, so I can't tell you if they're any good. At 20 quid a throw they ought to be, though.
 
i have a good pair designed for anglers. the index finger part of the glove can be folded back allowing you to do fiddly stuff such as pressing buttons on the gps etc.
 
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Sealskinz Outdoor activity glove. Knitted fabric in three layers with a waterproof middle layer. Not bulky, warm as toast and if you do get wet down the cuff they're like wetsuit gloves, still warm and toasty. About £20. Good outdoor shops.

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I agree with this - bought the socks to match, too.
 
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