means all of our customers can be assured that that whatever we do is coming from thousands of miles of testing, acting on the feedback from the very best yachtsmen and women in sailing.’
Musto’s excellent line-up of sailors will need a powerful range of kit to tackle the Vendée Globe through a variety of challenging conditions. Musto’s Hugh Brayshaw walks through the course, with the best garment choices in mind.
VENDEE GLOBE KIT LISTS
Start/ Finish – Bay of Biscay – November 2020 and January/ February 2021.
This spot will see potentially cold conditions, usually wet, wavy and windy. It will certainly provide high adrenaline and action for the first few days, with congestion of the race fleet and shipping traffic being two things to watch out for. There will be plenty of sail changes and manoeuvres as the fleet try and make it into the trade winds, so correct kit choice offering protection from the cold and the wet will make our sailors’ lives much more straightforward and efficient. HPX GORE-TEX PRO SERIES TROUSER – robust and reliable for mixed weather and foredeck sail handling. The Codura fabric on the seat and knees will certainly be needed to protect again abrasion, tear and scuff.
MPX GORE-TEX PRO RACE DRY SMOCK – keeping the upper body dry from the elements but also highly
Above left: the first German to enter the Vendée
Globe, Boris Herrmann has a brand new set of next- generation foils on his 2015 Imoca – and a full wardobe of Musto kit. Above right: Clarisse Crémer is preparing for her first Vendée
Globe in an unmodified 10-year-old boat, but with the winner of the last edition, Armel Le Cléacʼh, as her mentor. Like Armel, Clarisse will be wearing Musto
breathable with unrestricted movement to keep our sailors cool and calm during the mayhem.
The Trade Winds
These are usually reached off the coast of Portugal, allowing some more comfortable sailing downwind in warm airs. Sailors will be looking for kit here that is lightweight yet protective in windy conditions. MPX GORE-TEX PRO OFFSHORE TROUSERS – A great all-rounder for warmer conditions with Gore-Tex technology, keeping dry from the spray when surfing down the waves. LPX GORE-TEX JACKET – This jacket is ultra-breathable and lightweight, offering good protection with Gore-Tex, perfect to quickly reach for when needed.
The Tropics
The boats will start to get seriously hot and uncomfortable in the Tropics; keeping cool and protecting from the sun is key here.
EVOLUTION SUNBLOCK LONG SLEEVE T-SHIRT 2.0 – Fast drying, quick wicking and with a unique texture to hold the fabric off the skin for improved air flow, this UPF 50 top is essential here.
EVOLUTION PERFORMANCE SHORT 2.0 – These lightweight, fast drying, stretch shorts with excellent reinforcement will be sure to tick every box in the tropics.
EVOLUTION FAST DRY BRIMMED
HAT – These sailors cannot afford to get tired in the sun, all-around protection to keep you focused through the doldrums.
The Southern Ocean
The Roaring Forties into the Furious Fifties, extreme winds, colossal waves and freezing seas are just a few of the challenges facing our sailors on this leg. Team Musto will be glad to have the very best clothing on the market for the very toughest conditions. HPX GORE-TEX PRO SERIES SMOCK – High protection but with great mobility to foil across the Southern Ocean, this smock is a must. The ProVision hood will allow our sailors to maximise their peripheral vision in tricky conditions whilst maintaining protection too. GORE-TEX MIDDLE LAYER SALOPETTE – Worn under your HPX trousers to keep you insulated, these mid layers will provide you with the warmth and the breathability needed. MERINO BASE LAYER LONG SLEEVE T-SHIRT / MERINO BASE LAYER PANT – We know many of our veterans insist that only Merino wool base layers will do, so we make these 100% Merino. All the natural benefits of wool but softer against the skin, comfort when there is no comfort to be had from the elements.
GORE-TEX OCEAN RACER – A light, flexible yet protective and insulating boot, designed for ocean sailing. HPX GORE-TEX OCEAN DRYSUIT – The best all-round performance product to have in your kit bag when conditions get tough. This garment provides outstanding weather protection for the whole body, using Gore-Tex technology it performs to the highest standards. After all, you could find yourself in it for days on end.
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