Never again cold hands with neoprene gloves
Advantages of neoprene gloves
Neoprene gloves are an interesting accessory with a useful background. Especially on cold days neoprene gloves can be a useful addition to your sailing outfit. After all, you have a lot of work on your hands. When your hands are cold, they lose power and control, making sailing difficult. Neoprene gloves are comparatively cheap and keep your hands pleasantly warm.
You also have palms that meet the requirements of water sports, which help you to hold on to your board without slipping. Another decisive advantage of many neoprene gloves is that the fingers can be uncovered easily without having to take off the gloves. But you can also buy gloves that don't even cover certain fingers that you need for your activity.
For extreme weather conditions there are also gloves for sailors, which together with the sailwear are almost waterproof. also at the point where the glove meets the sleeve of your top.
Versatile applications for neoprene gloves
Once you have bought neoprene gloves, you can use them not only for sailing or surfing, but also for many other purposes. The water-repellent neoprene gloves, for example, are often used by anglers, as they help to keep the hands warm in damp conditions while keeping them flexible.
Various models
As with other neoprene products, gloves come in different thicknesses. Depending on the weather, you can choose between neoprene gloves from two millimetres to five centimetres thick.
In any case, it is worth paying close attention to the details before you decide on a model. Although most manufacturers rely on non-slip rubber linings on the palms of their hands and ergonomic finger shapes, there are differences in comfort and other details. For example, you have to decide whether you want to have a Velcro fastener around your wrist as additional security. There are also gloves that are particularly suitable for the transition period and are rather thin, while others are much stronger and are also suitable for sailing in the winter months.