ESSENTIAL GEAR 55 WISHLIST ITEMS
Dubarry for Tom
Leading irish solo offshore sailor Tom Dolan has extended his partnership with Dubarry, and we need no better excuse to feature a pair of the brand’s Palma sailing trainers, probably not what Tom wears offshore, but great for inshore summer racing. Unisex, lightweight, sporty, colourful, grippy. We like. £129
Lewmar Epsilon anchor
Billed as a ‘game-changer’ by reviewers, this builds on the tried and tested Delta for fast setting and high holding power. Its weight and genoetry mean it self-rights. The concave fluke and ballast keel are designed to deliver good holding power and rapid setting when compared to market rivals and other modern anchor designs. Sturdy design using manganese steel or 316 stainless steel.
Davis Snap Tool Multi-Key
This flat, stainless steel, multi-tool gives you a bottle opener, a deck plate key for most fuel and water caps, zip puller, cutting tool, hex wrench, screwdrivers, scraper, pin shackle key and an un-snap canvas snaps for handling button snaps for instance on shrunken or corroded canvas snaps. $13.99
Optimum Time SOS Siren
Optimum Time are known for their yacht racing watches. Here they’ve produced an SOS device that was driven by a case of near drowning – the company was asked to produce something to attract help when having the breath to blow a whistle cannot be guaranteed. The SOS Siren is a wearable, water-resistant, shrill and loud alarm that can be used, reset and re-used so that it can be tested in training to gain familiarity. A simple idea that could save a life.
Marlow Blue Ocean Doublebraid
New for 2021, this is the latest addition to the brand’s popular eco range, made using its trademarked Blue Ocean® yarn, which is manufactured from 100% recycled plastic bottles, offering the same great performance qualities of our original Marlow Doublebraid.
B&G Nemesis
Impressive to know that B&G has been on every Whitbread and Volvo Ocean Race winner since the round the world event started
