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Gloves? We Don’t Need No Stinking Gloves!

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Two days in a row of wind…we’re not in shape for this.   After the Windless Summer of 2008 (with three sailable days in the last eight weeks!) this morning’s Sebonac session following yesterday’s southerly had a few regulars suffering from soft hands.

It took me a long time (way too long, longer even than Scott who said he waited too long) to realize that I needed to put on gloves.   Only when I saw that both Jeff and Scott had gloves on did the dull gong that is my head ring with the appropriate realization.

I don’t wear gloves.  I am too much the macho for gloves.   Except today with my hands like tender pink paws. 
(Jonathan Ford inbound.  Photo by Peconic Jeff.)

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4 responses to “Gloves? We Don’t Need No Stinking Gloves!”

  1. Bunty Avatar
    Bunty

    I HATE gloves too and always end up resorting to them when it is too late. Though when we go away on hols I try to get the balance straight away. Unfortunately there is only one way never to wear gloves and that is regular windsurfing. Unfortunately we are getting less and less of that out here. This week we were promised wind but………..crap came instead! Oh for some wave sailing conditions!

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  2. george markopoulos Avatar
    george markopoulos

    rub neosporin over the blisters at night before going to bed

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  3. MarekB Avatar
    MarekB

    I started using surgical gloves for the cold days, and even doubled-bagged them for the very cold days… seems to be working fine so far as far as wind goes, but if you have to stay in the water for any length of time beware even 2 layers do NOT keep you warm!

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  4. Ann Phelan Avatar
    Ann Phelan

    The folks who wear gloves in BON often get worse callouses. I believe the friction is very damaging. This carpets. If you put a throw rug on a wall to wall, the friction will damage the wall to wall stressing the fibers. Same in theory for gloves, IMHO. To each her own.

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