Favourite hat for sailing in?

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jamesf
jamesf
NSW
1003 posts
NSW, 1003 posts
16 Sep 2009 1:45pm
Hi all,

Looking at buying some kind of bucket surf hat to use this summer when sailing formula (I wear a Gath for slalom sailing).

What is everyones favourite, that doesnt fall off, and where the brim doesnt flick up when you get going? There are lots of options out there, and don't want to buy something that really only works for surfing.

cheers
james
Gorgo
Gorgo
VIC
5124 posts
VIC, 5124 posts
16 Sep 2009 2:27pm
It stays on your head really well, doesn't cost too much, and looks just grandadly enough to lull everybody else into a sense of false security ... until you bust a forward as you pass them at mach 3.


ikw777
ikw777
QLD
2995 posts
QLD, 2995 posts
16 Sep 2009 2:36pm
Bucket hat with chinstrap. FCS brand I believe. Almost identical to that above. Cost $30 from a surf shop.

Get one with a stiff brim. I've seen floppy ones that just flip up or bend down over your eyes when it's windy.
evlPanda
evlPanda
NSW
9207 posts
NSW, 9207 posts
16 Sep 2009 2:52pm
My new summer cap:




edit: I really am going to be wearing the above, but for a bit of fun, and $200, you can pick up one of these ex MIG pilot helmets instead of a Gath helmet:



Ben 555
Ben 555
NSW
456 posts
NSW, 456 posts
16 Sep 2009 3:07pm
Hey panda -where do you ge the maoist cap - i want one

James - with your new sail James you will need that stiff brim to cope with that extra speed
easty
easty
TAS
2213 posts
TAS, 2213 posts
16 Sep 2009 5:14pm
Same type as Gorgo, but it's a Quicksilver, and works well.
Mobydisc
Mobydisc
NSW
9029 posts
NSW, 9029 posts
16 Sep 2009 5:59pm
I used to wear straw hats for sailing but they fall apart too quickly.

Currently use a North Face wide brimmed hat made out of some sort of synthetic material. I prefer wide brimmed hats to keep the sun off my neck.
evlPanda
evlPanda
NSW
9207 posts
NSW, 9207 posts
16 Sep 2009 6:10pm
Ben 555 said...

Hey panda -where do you ge the maoist cap - i want one

James - with your new sail James you will need that stiff brim to cope with that extra speed


I found a picture the above picture one here, where they sell online. I bought mine in Moscow. I've yet to actually use it in the water.

www.russianarmysurplus.com/
Ben 555
Ben 555
NSW
456 posts
NSW, 456 posts
16 Sep 2009 8:41pm
Got my communist regimes wrong - should have had a better look - now all we need is some silly celeb to wear and some edgy marketing and we will have the best money spinner since che t shirts - panda I'll cut u in

James - thanks for the thread - was thinking about this 4 the spring regatta
jamesf
jamesf
NSW
1003 posts
NSW, 1003 posts
17 Sep 2009 11:08pm
thanks for the responses everyone. I picked a rip curl one up this afternoon so will try it out on the weekend.

ben, fingers crossed we get enough wind to test out the stiff brim (and the new sail)!

cheers

james
Haircut
Haircut
QLD
6491 posts
QLD, 6491 posts
17 Sep 2009 11:47pm
+1 for the fcs bucket hat. its got a stiff brim that doesnt flop around too and cheaper
NotWal
NotWal
QLD
7436 posts
QLD, 7436 posts
18 Sep 2009 12:02am
evlPanda said...

Ben 555 said...

Hey panda -where do you ge the maoist cap - i want one

James - with your new sail James you will need that stiff brim to cope with that extra speed


I found a picture the above picture one here, where they sell online. I bought mine in Moscow. I've yet to actually use it in the water.

www.russianarmysurplus.com/


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