Which sailing winter jacket look for?

[Dodo]

Sometimes I enjoy sailing on friend's yacht-boats during winter time. You know, sailing means movements to set sails, agility to move fast in narrow spaces, so till now i used to wear a mountain jacket but now i would like to buy some stilish and/or vintage garments more sailing oriented.
Not interested in super modern material, more waxed cotton oriented, indeed.
So, you guys, who love to sail, what do you wear on boat?
Please, feel free to post picture, they'll be higly appreciated
Thanks a lot for your help.

 

[Fitzcarraldo]

Try with a hunting jacket like the austrian wool hunting jacket. Designed for hunters, a classical outdoor activity.

or swedish army wool jacket with two REAR pockets. I have one and its great (heavy,warm, its a cheap combat jacket). Wool quality superb ant this is not scartchy!.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/halfbyte/2841723109/in/photostream/

Example: http://cgi.ebay.es/Vintage-Swedish-...91099836?pt=Men_s_Clothes&hash=item1e61e02abc

Take notice this jacket has buttoms with anchors and a patch with cannons (swedish navy+artillery: ).

104 cm: Large: 41´´ (little fifted for me because i use xl pants)
108 cm. Large: 42´´ perfect (i have one with a laber ¨108¨)

weight of the jacket: about 2kg

 

[Atticus Finch]

I've spent a lot of time on the water in the winter...mainly in the near-shore Atlantic above 34 degrees north. This is a jacket that I frequently wear in dry conditions. It is permeable, so it isn't good in constant spray or driving rain. It is a USN A-2 deck jacket...issued between the mid-sixties and the late eighties. Very comfortable, very warm. Several are usually avaliable on e-bay at any given time.

AF

 

[Seb Lucas]

Try with a hunting jacket like the austrian wool hunting jacket. Designed for hunters, a classical outdoor activity.

or swedish army wool jacket with two REAR pockets. I have one and its great (heavy,warm, its a cheap combat jacket). Wool quality superb ant this is not scartchy!.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/halfbyte/2841723109/in/photostream/

Example: http://cgi.ebay.es/Vintage-Swedish-...91099836?pt=Men_s_Clothes&hash=item1e61e02abc

Take notice this jacket has buttoms with anchors and a patch with cannons (swedish navy+artillery: ).

104 cm: Large: 41´´ (little fifted for me because i use xl pants)
108 cm. Large: 42´´ perfect (i have one with a laber ¨108¨)

weight of the jacket: about 2kg

Nice coat but not too good for sailing. Spray will soak it and make it too heavy to move in. Oilskin is the go.

 

[Zemke Fan]

While I understand your interest in vintage, the modern fabrics are MUCH more comfortable. Here's what I use on the Chesapeake:

HarkenSport.com

On sale currently for $89.00

 

[Fitzcarraldo]

I've spent a lot of time on the water in the winter...mainly in the near-shore Atlantic above 34 degrees north. This is a jacket that I frequently wear in dry conditions. It is permeable, so it isn't good in constant spray or driving rain. It is a USN A-2 deck jacket...issued between the mid-sixties and the late eighties. Very comfortable, very warm. Several are usually avaliable on e-bay at any given time.

AF

With nikwax http://www.nikwax.com : a good combination.

 

[RP McMurphy]

I vote peacoat, or a waxed cotton jacket such as a belstaff or barbour.

More importantly, grab one of these: www.northseaclothing.co.uk

I have one and it's excellent. Very trimly fitted with a high rollneck. Quite warm, perfect for sailing and moving about with lines and blocks and gear. What sort of sailing do you do?

 

[Edward]

Yes, some one of the USN deck jackets (quite a few repros floating around - Buzz Rickson do a fair few of them, I know) would be my choice. Vintage style, and designed to be worn on a boat. Good combination. I'm sure you could find modern stuff that's cheaper and arguably "better" for the purpose, but then you lose vintage style. I'd rather compromise to keep the style something in which I could bear to be seen, but YMMV.

 

[Adcurium]

As a sailor, I've got to warn you to stay away form natural fabrics like wool and cotton (at least in the winter). Forget vintage and go for a HH jacket designed for winter sailing.

 

[Zemke Fan]

^^ I agree 100%. Vintage = cold/damp. Current = dry/warm. Not much of a choice, IMHO.

We sail a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37, BTW:

 

[Dodo]

We sail on Comet 38s about 2000, a good italian made sailboat. I'll try to put on a pic

 

[JakeHolman]

A company called Heritage Research are producing some interesting vintage inspired jackets which may suit.

I like the look of this one ... http://www.heritageresearch.co.uk/site/collection/mt-rainier-jacket-ventile/prod_633.html

 

[Zemke Fan]

Interesting, Jake...

 

[Adcurium]

^^ I agree 100%. Vintage = cold/damp. Current = dry/warm. Not much of a choice, IMHO.

We sail a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37, BTW:

Nice! Hunter 25 here. Yeah, our Marina puts boats like ours far away form boats like yours... lol

 

[Dudleydoright]

Interesting, Jake...

£445 plus shipping . Jeeeeez !!

Better off looking at Costin Moga's Gebirgsjager anoraks on ebay and as mentioned on here in a thread. More features and less than half the price.

Dave

 

[Zemke Fan]

£445 plus shipping . Jeeeeez !! Dave

Thanks for the price quote, Dave. Yowzer. That's fairly outrageous, but not totally unexpected.

 

[Dodo]

I found on line an heritage research navy pullover in wax cotton on sale of the winter season and i bought it for less than £ 110,00. I want to try it when it arrives to me. that's the thing http://www.aphrodite1994.com/clothi...search-jacket-navy-seamans-pullover-29063.htm
I know it's not the better choice compared with modern material but maybe here in med area it could be work 'cause it's not so cold even in winter; when i can check the room for a middle layer maybe i will buy a north sea submariner which caught my eye too. anyway, thanks for al the appreciated suggestions and hope to post some pictures while sailing with my new garment.
Good wind to all of you!!

 

[JakeHolman]

£445 plus shipping . Jeeeeez !!

Yipes! It sure is pricey, didn't see that.

In a lottery winning, price no object scenario i'd look at some of the Nigel Cabourn pieces. His 2010 A/W stuff was based around vintage seafaring garments. http://cabourn.com/collections.html

This storm parker looked nice

 

[Dodo]

Yes, Cabourn parka is really nice but, i think, not so usefull on a sailboat, it's too long and it can get dirty when you are seated at the winches, it doesn't have zip on pockets (so you can loose something you put inside) the corduroy collar can get wet with waves. it's a nice jacket but more earth oriented, just my 2 cents opinion.

 

[Fitzcarraldo]

Interesting, Jake...

Royal Navy Ventile smock

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58196&page=1