Sailing wear is a type of clothing for sailing. It protects the sailor from water and insulates the body on board a vessel.
There are different types in use, the most premier sailing wear is the offshore set used for the open seas. Usually offshore sailing wear consists of special shoes or Wellington boots, a pant with suspenders, a jacket with a high collar, and other increasingly technical layers worn underneath this outerwear. In addition, specially designed gloves made with synthetic leathers are worn for protection and to increase holding power on sheets.
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“There’s precious little to say between day and dark,
Perhaps a few words on the implacable will
Of time sailing like a magic barque
Or something as fine for the amenities....”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)
“For you alone I ride the ring,
For you I wear the blue;
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O tell me how to woo!”
—Robert Graham (1735–1797)