Hi all

For the last couple of race seasons I have been wearing knee pads as my main job on the boat is headsail/spinnaker trimmer and I normally kneel over the winch with my right knee sitting up against the cleat on the rear of the boat

I have a set of gill pads the offer good protection but after a period of time the straps that go aound the back of my leg above my knee cut in to my legs and rub my leg red raw even when worn over clothing

Just wondering if anyone uses other brands and what do you think of them

Regards Don

Why not cut sections out of old wetsuit legs or arms. I keep all my old wetsuits, cut them up and use them for all sorts of stuff. The torso section makes a good dinghy rudder transport storage. The arms and legs ideal for transporting delicate stuff to the yacht. What about skate board stuff bought from the Salvos op shop?