My perfect sailing jacket

[Daydream believer]

Years ago we were heading to the boat for a winter race.
Some of the crews queued for the launch to take us out were all in very flash matching kit
Our owner went loopy when one of our number turned up in ankle length black plastic mac & wellie boots & I turned up in a duffel coat with a rope round it for a belt
"What are you lot trying to do to my image" ----"sorry skip , far too cold for thermal gear , this is duffel coat weather"
He threw his hands in the air & disowned us muttering about " bloody brussel pickers" but we did not get cold

 

[Gwylan]

this might work

http://www.sportsdirect.com/karrimor-pioneer-event-jacket-mens-442009?colcode=44200969

I wanted something a tiny bit longer to cover my sorry arse but I might start lobbying herself

I will go in and have a look around sports direct some more

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Have something very similar from Karrimor - a brand of sportsdirect these days.

Cost about half that, on offer.
Is breathable and has handy pockets for phone and wallet as well as warm lined pockets at 'hips' Includes a zip out fleece which is adequate but not stunning. Probably great in the summer, but never sailing wind-proof!
In the cammo green - very suitable in all the weather this winter has produces and frequently too warm with the fleece. Distinctly light on badges and suitably anonymous.

 

[Jamesuk]

The 28,000 hydrostatic Head of the Tribord Ozean jacket caught my eye. Very impressed and I'm off to check it out.

I'll see if I can do a review of it.

 

[dylanwinter]

can you move in these fishermens floatation jackets?

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[doug748]

can you move in these fishermens floatation jackets?

D

They are a bit restrictive but at my age I don't move much anyway.

You need to try one.

 

[aslabend]

can you move in these fishermens floatation jackets?

D

Trouble with fisherman's floatation jackets is drying them out on a (small) boat after a shitty wet day. Easier to dry multiple thin layers than one big thick one.

 

[robertt]

The 28,000 hydrostatic Head of the Tribord Ozean jacket caught my eye. Very impressed and I'm off to check it out.

I'll see if I can do a review of it.

This is interesting as I have been thinking about getting a good jacket myself. I looked at this jacket recently, it is £170 though, and I was somewhere in between small and medium so couldn't get a great fit.
I also wondered whether Tribord stuff was budget and therefore less good than the "high end" stuff like Musto or Gill, or whether that's just not true. Most of the stuff is really cheap for what you get but I did feel that if I was paying this sort of price I would feel more reassured by having a well known brand.
Also wondered about the walking/hiking jackets but obviously not designed for sailing per se, no double cuffs etc and whether this meant they were less suitable for sailing?

 

[Tidewaiter2]

We have successfully used Trax and Buffalo sleeping bags, smocks, jackets and salopettes for some 20+ years, from first using it cruising in Wayfarers right up to our current" journalist's luxury yacht".

The Trax longer parka type one I also have is almost too warm for me, but it is light to wear and dries quickly like all of them. SWMBO has one of her original shirt ones, my original shirt is still used for dog walking by a friend, and it's replacement is still going strong.

Got it on recommendation from fellow W cruisers who were also mountaineers. Tends to be cheaper from mountain gear shops!

http://www.buffalosystems.co.uk/products/
http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/forum/gear/trax-clothing/11657.html
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?721-Trax-Clothing

If total stair rod rain, you can don a cheapo Screwfix/ Millets plastic rain suit over the top, Does the job.

 

[V1701]

can you move in these fishermens floatation jackets?

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I think for what you want Dylan have a look at the ones they often refer to as "thermal" rather than the flotation ones. FWIW I've today had delivered one of these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Behr-Iceb...l_Supplies_Labels_LE&var=&hash=item2a43e47553

The sizing is generous, it's very comfortable & warm, everything is quite soft & it's easy to move around in. Obviously I haven't tried it yet, I bought it mainly for coastal sailing in the cold. I do have stuff that's more suitable for rough seas or if it's absolutely pi**ing it down but never plan to be out in that sort of weather...

 

[Seven Spades]

What you are describing is one of these

http://www.canada-goose.com/citadel..._4567M_Size=2XL&dwvar_4567M_Color=261#start=1

I don't think it will fit your budget though.

 

[Vara]

The Decathlon kit is very good, but I don't think their sailing kit has long jackets, might be worth exploring their range of fishing and hunting jackets.

 

[Jamesuk]

Buy the jacket you like the look of.

 

[TheEcho]

I have a decathlon ocean jacket. It was half price and is not the current model. I think it is intended for people in far fouler conditions than I will ever venture out in, but it was cheaper than the inshore models from the big brands, so why not?
It keeps me dry in the splashiest of kayaking sessions and seems hard wearing. The one annoying feature is that the shape is rather weird. It would be a perfect fit for a woman who had, as well as the normal pair of mammary glands, an extra bowling-ball sized protrusion in the middle of her chest just below her collar bone. I actually tucked a hot water bottle in that spot last week when it was very cold, and it worked!

 

[fastjedi]

I bought an RAF Gortex jacket at the Fairford Air Show a couple of years ago .....
- Fantastic quality
- Very waterproof
- Long
- Zip in liner
Mine looked new and still does .... £15 (yes £15) The only draw back is no hood .... I think you will get a really good hat for £85 and best of all it will move with your head
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RAF-wet-w...Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item1c4d7c2b65

 

[dylanwinter]

I bought an RAF Gortex jacket at the Fairford Air Show a couple of years ago .....
- Fantastic quality
- Very waterproof
- Long
- Zip in liner
Mine looked new and still does .... £15 (yes £15) The only draw back is no hood .... I think you will get a really good hat for £85 and best of all it will move with your head
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RAF-wet-w...Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item1c4d7c2b65

that is excellent

I have looked elsewhere on ebay this morning and it is almost perfect

of course the life expectyancy of the £85 hat is about two days

- uness I attach it to the jacket with a bit of string

 

[Laurie]

Shame Decathlon are the only outlet in UK...or aren't they?

 

[LittleSister]

of course the life expectyancy of the £85 hat is about two days

- uness I attach it to the jacket with a bit of string

Or better still, a bit of string with a crocodile clip, or a loop in the bit of string for hooking onto a button, or similar. Then you can easily detach/re-attach as it suits.

 

[Binman]

+ 1, the Gill inshore is real value for money, I have had mine some months, wear it nearly every where, with a Gill inshore fleece underneath, keeps me so warm at times I cannot wear both things together.

 

[Jamesuk]

I have the Gill
inshore Winter Jacket which worked a treat at the Jolly Sailor this evening in Bursledon

 

[Binman]

Don't buy a Musto BR1, not warm enough.