Which Gloves?

[Tidewaiter2]

BTW, farming/shooting glove users usually have same requirements as us; wet,cold conditions and need to kept fingers warm- tend not to have 'marine markup' tho'

The price at Fife for mitts etc is pretty good at the moment;here is the link;
http://www.fifecountry.co.uk/accessories-sc14

Have also used the basic HH 'ski' blue fleece lined mitts on board and bike commuting in cold wet weather for many winters- if you use thin fingerless gloves underneath the mitts, helps keep them ok during fiddly work.
Screwfix work gloves with leather patches on fingers usually ok til soaked.

Agree best bet is to keep several pairs of cheapish 'liner' gloves and swap them if soaked.
Some days nothing seems warm tho'

 

[Sgeir]

Buying sailing gloves is a mug's game, imho, although Mme S swears by l'escargot's Sealskinz (although not actually his Sealskinz, if you get the drift). I keep a couple of pairs of cheap thermal gloves and a cheap pair of climbing overmitts for wet or very cold conditions. Normally, however, I just use leather industrial gloves which will last far longer, in my experience, than sailing gloves that I've used in the past.

 

[Lakesailor]

We have 8 pairs of gloves onboard last count, none work to our satisfaction.
The best we are on from lidel but they are rubbish if they get wet...

We found a shop that stocked seal skins but they where to clumpy for our liking. So we did not buy, having tried on countless pairs to try and find the right size...

Really, if you haven't tried using Sealskinz you won't be convinced. They do seem a bit "big" but you still need to get a generous fit. The high grip ones don't stretch at all and can feel tight after a while. However they are so grippy, warm and dry that when I sometimes put Thinsulate gloves on and within minutes my finger are wet and cold, I swap back to Sealskinz.
You can even put on wet ones (that have been immersed) and within minutes your hands are warm.

Need to buy some new ones as the tips on the fingers are begining to wear now. Just the outer, not the waterproof layer. And they are 8 years old.

 

[janeK]

I buy thinsulate fingerless gloves for dry cold conditions, same as a comment before if the lines are wet, remove gloves whilst working and then put them back on again and ski gloves (waterproof, windproof and breathable) for helming as they have the grip palm too.

Did buy a pair of Gill helmsman gloves a few years back (think about £39) what a waste of money.... not at all waterproof, worn once and now designated to a drawer somewhere, hence ski gloves purchase. E**y have some real bargains.