Winter Gloves

anoccasionalyachtsman said:
I wouldn't trust the judgement of anyone who knows what 20 year old knicker waistbands look like.
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Yes, it's an odd comparison, but I took it as a condemnation of unfitness-for-purpose.

anoccasionalyachtsman said:
I followed a link and found these https://www.safetygloves.co.uk/ejendals-tegera-295-waterproof-thermal-work-gloves.html
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That company has a very tight-fisted idea of the economies of scale...

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Gloves look good though, like to hear how they fare.

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Thanks to all that replied

I have ordered the short and long versions - I will report back on the trials as I'm sure we will have some further wet storms before too long.
 
I was out on the Solent over the weekend as well. Saturday was the pretty wet and windy and both my pairs of gloves got soaked through so looked only this morning to add a waterproof pair. Although everything branded has a ludicrous price tag, I quite like Gill products and see the Wetsuit Outlet has the Gill Neoprene 7672 gloves for £32.85 as opposed to the £40 everyone else is charging. Free postage too. More expensive than the Screwfix ones I have but hopefully they'll stay dry next time I'm out in the cold.

https://www.wetsuitoutlet.co.uk/2019-gill-3mm-neoprene-winter-gloves-black-7672-p-15533.html
 
At the risk of stating the obvious unless the glove is tucked inside the sleeve water will always get in and can give the impression that the glove is not waterproof when it is. FWIW if motorbiking in very wet weather I use overmitts similar to these ones, with whatever choice of glove underneath...
 
The very notion of completely dry never fully makes sense to me. I will always have to pull the glove off, for some reason, and get my hands wet.

I like dry hands, but I try to be realistic. I take lots of spare pairs, but I also expect to sail with some dampness. The glove better tolerate that. I must, for example, be able to put it on with wet hands, and it better dry in a reasonable time. There are also tow types of gloves: helm gloves and sailing gloves which can be used to work shackles and untangle ropes.
 
tross said:
Has anyone got any recommendations for winter sailing gloves? ...Thoughts anyone?
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Based on my own experience, by far the best approach to this problem is to save the extortionate cost of purchasing decent gloves and instead put that money towards sailing to the Caribbean or South Pacific, at a push the Bahamas will do either, though only if you're prepared to suffer sailing to the more southerly (Exhumas/Ragged) islands during the depths of winter.
 
tross said:
Has anyone got any recommendations for winter sailing gloves?
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It’s a compromise, warmth versus dexterity. For prolonged use (e.g. helming) I finally settled on a Sealskinz glove (couldn’t tell you the model but a bit like a ski glove). I must have tried dozens of gloves over the years but I’ve finally found something that works for me. Ski gloves could be worth looking at too.

My ‘top tip’ is to wear thin, slippery inner gloves (mine were about £5 from an outdoor shop) which makes getting the outer gloves on SO much easier, especially if hands or gloves are even slightly damp or sweaty.
 
BobnLesley said:
...save the extortionate cost of purchasing decent gloves and instead put that money towards sailing to the Caribbean or South Pacific...
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I don't know what it costs (in time, outlay and lost earnings) to sail to the Caribbean (rather than just flying out in order to charter in the Caribbean), but either way, if the approach is to raise the ambient temperature rather than wear more protection, isn't owning a boat with an inside helm in the UK, better than spending £20 per hour to sail somebody else's AWB, 4,000 miles away?

I've seen some yellow-and-black gloves on YouTube lately, whose makers claim to have been inspired by the inadequacy of all existing designs. The usual claims of iced-water-proof warmth, but they may be worth investigating. I can't remember the product name - something like 'Tech Gloves'?
 
dancrane said:
I don't know what it costs (in time, outlay and lost earnings) to sail to the Caribbean (rather than just flying out in order to charter in the Caribbean), but either way, if the approach is to raise the ambient temperature rather than wear more protection, isn't owning a boat with an inside helm in the UK, better than spending £20 per hour to sail somebody else's AWB, 4,000 miles away?

I've seen some yellow-and-black gloves on YouTube lately, whose makers claim to have been inspired by the inadequacy of all existing designs. The usual claims of iced-water-proof warmth, but they may be worth investigating. I can't remember the product name - something like 'Tech Gloves'?
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I agree. I took the route of sailing only in warm climes a decade ago, but if I ever fancy moving my cruising ground to the Far North (eg Plymouth) then an inside steering position and heating would be a must, and a nice image to think about.
 
It is fascinating - and a bit funny - that most people who express complete contentment, use inexpensive labourers' or other work gloves. I've been conned, as detailed earlier in this thread, because it didn't seem too much to me, to assume that the specific (though different) duties of ropework, helming and sitting around in damp chilly places might all have been best solved by 'quality' manufacturers of yachting kit. We live and learn...
 
I use these for winter dinghy sailing:
Watertite Grip Gloves Large
seem to tick all the boxes, no windchill, good grip on ropes etc, not hard to put on when wet, reasonably hard wearing so far. Pretty good dexterity, I can tie knots in 4mm rope wearing them, but need to take them off to work with split rings. Under four quid.
Maybe if you're sailing a yacht for 12 hours straight, something breathable would be nice?
I do have a pair of 'proper' sailing gloves, I keep them for crewing. With a big spinnaker and thin sheets, nothing other than leather seems to last.
 
anoccasionalyachtsman said:
I didn't make it to Millets... (#10) because I followed a link and found these Ejendals Tegera 295 Waterproof Thermal Work Gloves - SafetyGloves.co.uk

They've just arrived and in your interest I put them on and immersed them in a bowl of water. Completely waterproof (outers absorb water but none gets through), very warm and I'm almost looking forward to Sunday.
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I just bought a pair of those following a recommendation in another thread and they are certainly very well made, but I have not tried them in anger yet. One hint. The measurement guide on the website says "Do your measurements then get one size larger than the measurements suggest" My advice is to get two sizes larger, not one.
 
@dancrane asked for an update on the ones I bought. I reckon that standing around being official on a steel* committee boat for a winter series is as bad for frozen digits as any of the night watches I've endured, and they did the job well. The best glove I'd had previously was a leather Musto with removable liners, regularly lost and replaced but no longer made. The Ejendals workgloves are at least as good because they're waterproof, but don't have the removeable liner which would be a bore if you had the misfortune to dunk a hand. It's a (warm) thumbs up from me.

@Spirit (of Glenans) - you were going to try a pair - your views?

*Just being near a steel boat feel colder than a plastic one - science fact.
 
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