Warm water
If you sail in water that isn’t too cold choose ZhikSkin MicroFleece. Proven to be a very versatile material in a good range of air temperatures. In conditions where the air is hot, the minimised insulation layer in the ZhikSkin helps to promote the water cooling effect. Suits are provided in shorts, pants, spring and long john styles. For hot conditions add ZhikSkin Spandex up top. The moment you put it on, you will immediately discover its amazing comfort, weight and superstretch flexibility. Ride faster above the waves.
Cool water conditions
The ZhikSkin MicroFleece
material is lightweight, yet
provides the equivalent warmth
that you are used to in 2.5mm
Neoprene. In the cooler airs
you can feel the MicroFleece
thermal layer begin to take
effect. Water is trapped in the
fine fleece layer, and is warmed
by the body. As it gets colder,
choose the skiff style and add
the appropriate top layers, such
as the Hydrophobic Fleece
thermal top combined with the
ZhikSkin Titanium top. These
two tops add a reflective thermal
system to warm you up and lock
out wind chill.
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WATERPROOF & SHOWERPROOF BREATHABLE FABRICS
Our breathable fabrics have a hydrophilic coating. They breathe by absorbing moisture from the warm, high humidity
zone around your body and chemically driving it through your clothing.
The fabrics use an abrasion resistant outer shell to which the hydrophilic coating is applied. Our breathable waterproof products have taped seams, thus making them fully waterproof for coastal, inshore and dinghy sailing, as well as onshore use.
Breathable showerproof products use a hydrophilic fabric as described above, however they do not have taped seams, making them ideal for onshore use.
1) Wind & water completely blocked
2) Outer shell fabric
3) Water vapour molecules pushed outwards
4) Hydrophilic coating
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Burke Marine is Australia's best-loved marine clothing, accessory and wet weather gear brand. A family owned business; Burke has dominated the Australian and New Zealand market for over 35 years and now sailors in Italy, Hong Kong, Great Britain, Netherlands, Turkey and the Caribbean are all discovering Burke.
The iconic brand has built its reputation on great value products that always perform to the highest standard. With a huge range of safety equipment, wet weather gear, footwear, PFDs, Seabrake and accessories, Burke is dedicated to developing cutting edge technology that translates into performance on the water.
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Our Dinghy/One Design gear represents the end result of a lot of hard work and intelligent design. This is the best dinghy gear we have ever produced. All of our dinghy clothing is designed with our Freedom of Movement underarm continuous panel, ensuring optimum flexing and stretching without the waistband riding up.
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Henri Lloyd to support aspiring young, single handed sailor Katie Miller
Specialist marine clothing brand Henri Lloyd is delighted to announce their association with Katie Miller as her Technical Clothing Partner for her future sailing campaigns, including the OSTAR 2009. Katie will be joining the likes of Dee Caffari, Ben Ainslie and Nick Rogers as part of Team Henri Lloyd.
Katie was a guest on board the Henri Lloyd sponsored TP52; Henri Lloyd – Cutting Edge today at Skandia Cowes Week, where the boat was competing in IRC 0 and finished in 6th place overalll.
Katie’s first experience of sailing was in 2000, on family holiday to Greece. In 2004, Katie gained her Day Skipper qualification and in 2006 Katie sailed around Great Britain, in her Corribee “Elektra”. More recently, Katie qualified for the 2009 OSTAR single handed race, when she took the overall honours in the bluQube Solo 1000, as well as being awarded the “Saltire Quaiche” for best rookie and the bluQube Endeavour Trophy voted for by competing skippers.
For the next two years, aswell as studying Yacht Production and Surveying at Southampton Solent University, she will be preparing for the OSTAR 2009 in her Beneteau Figaro II by competing in the RSYC double-handed series and the PB solo series.
“We are delighted to announce our association with Katie, she has achieved so much already in her sailing career and is defiantly someone to watch in the future!” Paul Strzelecki; Henri Lloyd Joint Chief Executive
“Henri Lloyd is renowned for the quality of their technical sailing clothing and I am thrilled that they will be supporting my sailing career” Katie Miller
Henri Lloyd has over 40 years experience in the manufacture of technical marine clothing, and prides themselves on their innovative designs and use of pioneering fabrics.
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