Gill Championship Gloves
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Gill Championship gloves offer comfort and durability that will make glove non-wearers into converts.
I’ve seen a lot of torn up hands on sailboats. Big callouses, cracked skin, rope burns and cuts all come from handling line, especially around salt water. This is why many sailors wear gloves but I know I’m not alone when I say that I’ll often skip gloves because they’re uncomfortable and slippery and generally expensive too. But now I have to stop complaining because Gill brought out their Championship gloves that negate most of my arguments against gloves.
Gill Long Finger Championship Gloves
Championship gloves have a Dura-Grip™ fabric palm construction that make them durable and a Kevlar reinforcement on the fingers (overlocked stitched edges) for improved abrasion resistance so you won’t need to replace them as quickly as other gloves. More importantly the fabric makes them grippy so you can actually hang on to a line or a can of soda.
Championship gloves are contoured to fit a natural hand shape to improve dexterity. They also have an inside wrist closure to prevent false starting of race watches and they come in short and long finger versions.
Here’s what I like best – they come in men’s and women’s sizes which is key since women don’t just have shorter fingers but generally smaller volume hands which can lead to bunching of the fabric in the palm which reduces the ability to hang onto anything.
Ladies have a choice of S,M,L and men can choose from XS – 2X. Depending on style, these gloves run $30-$33. Check out West Marine or Gill USA for more inforamtion.
