Dennis -- I only use gloves when sailing if I need to keep my hands warm, so I don't have much experience with this; but I've used a bunch of these from time to time at work, and they seem to be quite a good value for the money:
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-25ecodZ5yc1v/R-202021235/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=firm+grip&storeId=10051&superSkuId=202892938#.UCLmf0SUhoo I'd be curious to know how the waterproof version holds up -- might be nice to have some on the boat: http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202021234/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=firm+grip&storeId=10051#.UCLm90SUhoo FWIW... Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Aug 8, 2012, at 5:10 PM, Dennis C. wrote: > I was sorting through Touche's glove locker over the weekend. Over the > years, I've accumulated all manner of gloves. On inspection, the ones that > seemed to be in the best shape were the old Trophy brand goatskin? gloves > from my catamaran days. They seemed to be in the best shape. The Harken > Black Magic and Gill "hi tech" grippy gloves seemed to have the worst wear. > > What's the list finding for good gloves? Anyone use Atlas sailing gloves? > Henri Lloyd? Gill Pro gloves? Musto? Zimco? Five Oceans? Victory? > Ronstan? NRS? Zhic? > > How about Dakine brand gloves? I use them for snowboarding. They make > sailing gloves now. > > Cheap Home Depot gloves with the fingers cut down? > > I saw one reference to Ergodyne Proflex framer's gloves. They actually look > like they'd make a pretty good sailing glove. :)
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