Who makes good yachting clothing outerwear and such?

prv said:
Gill I think are in the same bracket for quality, but one level down in terms of poncing-about-at-Cowes label appeal. Up to you how far you want to play that game.
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Ironic point of view considering Gill are a Cowes Week sponsor...

Some pretty epic inverse snobbery on this thread. I wear a mix of Musto and Gill.

So clearly I'm not a real sailor, just a ponce.
 
flaming said:
Ironic point of view considering Gill are a Cowes Week sponsor...

Some pretty epic inverse snobbery on this thread. I wear a mix of Musto and Gill.

So clearly I'm not a real sailor, just a ponce.
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Hold on a minute you're the forum racing god, not a ponce!
 
xyachtdave said:
Hold on a minute you're the forum racing god, not a ponce!
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Which means Flaming buys whats on offer/discount in the nearest outlet when he's trashed/forgotten to pack the current set.
The sign of a serious yotty- nothing matches!:cool:
(the male half of Tidewaiter2 is currently wearing*;
Yellow Hercules PVC fishermans chest highs-Hamburgsund 1998, Henri Lloyd TP1 type black and silver jkt-2006?, Musto silver MPX lightwieght chesthighs Andark cica 2009, Trago Mills Hi vis workwear bomber jkt** Falmouth 2012, Musto Snug, F4 Chi Jan sales 2013, with a TRAX salopette ages old as winter outer/mid layers).

* but not all at the same time:D
** £17.49 still going strong, wish I'd bought the trousers too.
 
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flaming said:
Ironic point of view considering Gill are a Cowes Week sponsor...

Some pretty epic inverse snobbery on this thread. I wear a mix of Musto and Gill.

So clearly I'm not a real sailor, just a ponce.
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For foulies I wear Musto. I've had both Henri Lloyd and Gill in the past and Musto has always kept me the driest when it really mattered. I was quite sad at the loss of my old Musto jacket, it was so old that even the old school sailors laughed at it, I've now got an embarrassingly shiny new MPX one to replace it.

As for the rest of my designer yottie clothing, well I hate to turn down free stuff.
 
Personally I'd get something with inbuilt buoyancy. Working in the marine environment it's more than possibly you might go for an inadvertent swim sometime. (Of course they are not as good as a lifejacket, and when appropriate, that is what you should wear, but there are plenty of times when you wouldn't dream of wearing a lj but you could still slip off a pontoon or slither down a slipway.)
 
If you are sailing frequently and working in waterproofs, then I'd recommend Musto Goretex kit. My 25 (?) year old Ocean Racer salopettes have only just started to leak and the, albeit newer, jacket (the original got stolen :0( ) really is Southern Ocean-proof.

Yes it's expensive, but it'll outlast most cheap kit, thereby making it similarly economical, and you'll be more comfortable every day you wear it.

Edit: It does seem to be more prone to the light-fingered brigade if both mine & the previous poster's experience is anything to go by
 
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I wear a Helly Hansen Dubliner jacket for most of my work on boats. It's under £100 and you can throw around and not worry too much about it.
 
flaming said:
Ironic point of view considering Gill are a Cowes Week sponsor...

Some pretty epic inverse snobbery on this thread. I wear a mix of Musto and Gill.

So clearly I'm not a real sailor, just a ponce.
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Same here Gill Atlantic trousers and Musto HPX jacket. From long experience I've found something that's comfortable and works in all weather conditions. Worth looking like a ponce IMHO, and the high price is spread over many hundreds of hours of wear.

P.S. If you want to wear out and/or loose and/or damage your sailing kit then wear it ashore to the pub. Mine very rarely goes ashore.
 
DJE said:
Same here Gill Atlantic trousers and Musto HPX jacket. From long experience I've found something that's comfortable and works in all weather conditions. Worth looking like a ponce IMHO, and the high price is spread over many hundreds of hours of wear.

P.S. If you want to wear out and/or loose and/or damage your sailing kit then wear it ashore to the pub. Mine very rarely goes ashore.
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Mostly HL for me, for both inshore & offshore kit. Fits me well. Bought on discount - never have & never will pay full price for oilskins.
 
sWEat said:
I just got a job at a yacht club/marina. The owner asked that I get soem outdoor clothes and that it be yachting clothing, i couldn't really come up with any brands so where can i get a nice yachting jacket, i work on the waterfront and I sail nearly every day wtih the job on a boat so function and good looking.

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Don't buy any, that the upper orders (members) wear, since you are now employed by them & should be relegated to a lower rung on the fashion ladder. Regatta, might be appropriate, because thats what their other servants wear.
 
If your boss wants you to work outside he should provide waterproofs (if your not self employed) as it is his duty to protect you from the environment. But it would be fair of him to ask you not to wear your stuff outside work, so if you go sailing in your own time you will need your personal set as well.

At work (marina) we are provided with slam force 1 stuff which i am quite impressed with so far. We do also have fladden floatation jacket and trousers for winter which keep you dry and warm, but it would have to be proper brass monkeys or you would sweat so much in them that you ended up wetter on the inside. For personal use i have musto coastal trousers, gill coastal jacket, gill softshell jacket, crag hoppers fleece jumpers and walking trousers (always cheap in tkmax), and lots of helly hansen lifa base layers. But this summer it has mostly been cotton shorts and t-shirts and lots of suncream! If your not fussed about brands i have used yellow workmans stuff (machine mart) and ex navy goretex waterproofs, all of which have done a good job, but dont have quite as good features (hoods, pockets, fit, ect).
 
SWMBO bought a Gill Coastal Jacket in 2006. It still looks good as new, and doesn't look out of date.

My Henri Lloyd Offshore suit from 1995 still works like it did on the day I bought it, but it's getting a bit grubby.
 
I have just bought Guy Cotton oilies for my 16 yo daughter at their factory shop at Trégunc.

Smock jacket : 40 euros
Trousers : 10 euros.
 
Have not read all posts (shoot me).

My opinion:

Helly Hansen for best quality gear (over and above H Lloyd, Musto etc).

Decathalon for value, but still look poshish.

Guy Cotton (French again) for durable but maybe less stylish gear.
 
Gill for me, mostly because the missus works for a Gill dealer and she get's a hefty discount. I would probably go for Gill anyway as it has never let me down and is sensibly priced.
 
SAPurdie said:
Personally I'd get something with inbuilt buoyancy. Working in the marine environment it's more than possibly you might go for an inadvertent swim sometime. (Of course they are not as good as a lifejacket, and when appropriate, that is what you should wear, but there are plenty of times when you wouldn't dream of wearing a lj but you could still slip off a pontoon or slither down a slipway.)
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O just ditched my 1968, Henri Lloyd flotation jacket - twas beginning to pong something dreadful and it couldn't be washed because it floated so well.
When it rains I just take all my clothes off and sail in the buff - but that's in the Med.
I have got some Henri Lloyd Offshore Ocean Gore-Tex oilies, somewhere.
As to all the multi-layer nonsense M&S sales do well for me.
 
IMHO the only things you actually need from yachting clothing makers - HL/Musto et al - are oilskins and mid layer salopettes, which don't have equivalents in other markets such as walking/skiing/motorbiking etc.
 
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