Choosing the right Sailing Gloves

Do you want to buy a pair of sailing gloves but you do not know which one to choose?

This article is for you

Wearing a good pair of sailing gloves that protect your hands while retaining feel and touch can be the difference between winning or losing a race. When sailing keelboats, working loads are so heavy that gloves become an essential safety feature. At Go Sailing Shop we have the full range of sailing gloves from Rooster®.

One of the most frequently asked questions refers to the difference between the Rooster® Pro Race and Rooster® Dura Pro gloves. 

The main difference is that the Dura Pro Sailing Gloves have two overlapped abrasion-resistant Amara® reinforcements whereas the Pro Race Sailing Gloves have a Japanese Grip® reinforcement on top of the Amara®. This different combination of fabrics gives the Pro Race Gloves a better grip to prevent wet or extra-thin ropes from slipping. On the other hand, the Dura Pro Gloves are better suited for mainsheet or spinnaker trimming, when releasing the sheet smoothly is as important as trimming in. Both gloves are really hard-wearing but the Dura Pro Gloves might be a tad more abrasion-resistant.

Rooster makes both models of sailing gloves with all fingers cut off or just the thumb and forefinger cut off.

We highly recommend wearing these gloves as tight as possible as they feature elastic fabric on the back. On top of that, frequent use will make them give. All these gloves are manufactured in sizes from 3XS to 2XL.

Last but not least, rinsing your sailing gloves with freshwater and hanging them out to dry will make them last twice as long.

As well as the Dura Pro and Pro Race gloves at Go Sailing Shop we have gloves for winter sailing. You can see all the gloves here.

We hope you find this article useful.

Thank you for sailing,

Go Sailing Shop Crew.