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Some of you favour these though I am more of a beanie man myself.
Cotwold outdoor have a selection of models, sizes and colours in their current on line sale at approx. half price, eg £75 reduced to £36, take a bit of finding though as they are scattered through the 80 odd pages of stuff and there is not a category for hats.
 
If you are out in the sun all day you can't beat a Tilley.
Mine was great on the ARC and in the caribbean
Never done sandals and white socks but knee length shorts are OK
Didnt appreciate that folks on this forum were such fashion victims
Just dont turn up in a banana hammock or budgie sling please
 
Quandary said:
Some of you favour these though I am more of a beanie man myself.
Cotwold outdoor have a selection of models, sizes and colours in their current on line sale at approx. half price, eg £75 reduced to £36, take a bit of finding though as they are scattered through the 80 odd pages of stuff and there is not a category for hats.
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I have two Tilleys. I have a green hemp one that I wear like Buster Keaton - so the brim is turned up - goes nicely with dark jeans and trainers. This hat suits Autumn and Spring because it is to heavy and hot for the summer. And I have a whitish Airflo which is amazing when it's baking hot. The secret imo is to get the medium brim Tilley only.. otherwise the brims flap. I would not buy a half priced Tilley if the brim was unsightly and out of control.
 
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Yep! stacks, you will be one cool sailor when you get fully kitted out.
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Ive told the story before about the Dutch man we rescued out of the marina in La Linea. Heard his wife shouting, went to their aid, he had fallen in off his boat, couldn’t swim, was hanging on to the pontoon. I got him by the scruff of the neck and got him to his sugar scoop where we got him out. He was going on about his hat, turned out it was one of them! It had blown off in to the oggin he had tried to hook it out and had fallen in! It was disappearing down the marina so I got it out for him.I said we call them twatty hats, he said why? I said they make you look like a twat! And you were nearly a dead one!
 
Beneteau381 said:
Ive told the story before about the Dutch man we rescued out of the marina in La Linea. Heard his wife shouting, went to their aid, he had fallen in off his boat, couldn’t swim, was hanging on to the pontoon. I got him by the scruff of the neck and got him to his sugar scoop where we got him out. He was going on about his hat, turned out it was one of them! It had blown off in to the oggin he had tried to hook it out and had fallen in! It was disappearing down the marina so I got it out for him.I said we call them twatty hats, he said why? I said they make you look like a twat! And you were nearly a dead one!
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I suppose melanoma does look way cooler than a Tilley Hat, but I'm not convinced it's worth it. ;)

A proper Sealskinz Twat hat is an order of magnitude worse than any Tilley IMHO. I have one. It keeps my ears warm, my head dry and the twatish bendy peak, complete with popper stud to really nail the look, keeps the rain out of my eyes when wearing wet weather gear...:LOL:
 
Tried on various hats for light weather sailing and nothing beats a proper Panama......now if they had a chin strap it would be even better .Tilly hats are vaguely twatish but no more than a baseball cap worn backwards.My bestish hat is a modified baseball cap in dark blue with inbuilt lights,incredible lay usefull and a conversation starter with women....
 
Brilliant for sailing. Fashionable they are not. Separates the REAL sailors from the rest of the fleet - mainly because nobody will be seen dead with someone who wears one! But then at my age I dont give a toss. They're by far the most comfortable hat I ever had, and I LIKE mine! AND it stays put when the wind whips up, which was why I needed a new hat in the first place! End of.

As to elephants, they are brilliant at keeping them away. I never yet saw an elephant while wearing mine, particularly at sea. Just as well, an elephant weighs two or three times as much as my boat! But its comforting to know I can retrieve it if one fancies mine for lunch. I think?
 
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............................ we call them twatty hats, he said why? I said they make you look like a twat!
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Achosenman said:
I suppose melanoma does look way cooler than a Tilley Hat, but I'm not convinced it's worth it. ;)
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I wear mine because I'm bald on the top and have fair skin with high risk of sun damage. I've now had 8 skin lesions including BCCs removed so I'm happy to look like a xxxx ;)
 
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