Hello, crew, My name is Mike and I've just joined a boat in Hobart Hopefully going to do some offshore racing this season. I was hoping to find anyone has so pre-loved foul weather jackets or pants as the last few sails I have gotten quite wet been up the bow. I cant afford the gear new as I am a uni student here in Tassie. I'm 6 foot tall and have a 34 waist. My email is [email protected] or mob is 0426787022. Thank you so much for your time. Mike

Apropos Ramona's comments, an article in a recent PBO (or maybe it was Yachting Monthly) examined the waterproofness of some very $$$$$ sailing clobber. His finding was that even the top Musto, Henri Lloyd's etc lost their proofing after a year or two, and he also recommended the yellow PVC's. I unfortunately verified this in Bass Strait, where my (admittedly not high-end) jacket recently performed about as well as mozzie wire in wet conditions.

Another issue of PBO tested after-market proofing products, and recommended the Gill spray as a clear winner. I tried it and had some left over, so I applied it to my ancient cycling jacket,. In an unscheduled test when the heavens opened on a ride It performed very well.

Cheers, Graeme