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Created by knot board > 9 months ago, 7 Dec 2008
knot board
QLD, 1241 posts
7 Dec 2008 12:30PM
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The top of my melon has been getting sunburnt this season
(something to do with the thining of my natural sun protection)

Who sails with a hat
What's the best setup

nebbian
WA, 6277 posts
7 Dec 2008 11:40AM
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Get a hat with a chinstrap, as well as some seabreeze sunnies.

Last season I used a pork pie hat,


had trouble with the brim blowing down over my eyes when blasting back upwind... now I've got a baseball cap with chinstrap, works well.

dism
NSW, 660 posts
7 Dec 2008 2:43PM
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I wear something some sorta style as teh pork pie hat, an old denim-type surf hat, fits perfect to my head with light strap thing, stiff from years of salt so doesn't annoy vision

swoosh
QLD, 1929 posts
7 Dec 2008 2:05PM
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www.advancedhair.com.au/

sausage
QLD, 4874 posts
7 Dec 2008 2:59PM
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yeh, yeh.....

pierrec45
NSW, 2005 posts
7 Dec 2008 11:35PM
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Shane Warne can thus get more women.

mkseven
QLD, 2315 posts
7 Dec 2008 11:49PM
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Nah shave ur noggin, then apply liberal amounts of sunscreen

bubs
SA, 924 posts
8 Dec 2008 12:28AM
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yeah my old mans at that important stage in life where he has to much hair to put sun screen on his head but not enough to protect him from getting burnt. He wares a hat simular to nebbian's first one...

Bubs

NotWal
QLD, 7436 posts
8 Dec 2008 9:03AM
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That's not a "pork pie" hat it's a "bucket" hat. "Pork pie" is what the cockies wear for dress up.

ka43
NSW, 3105 posts
8 Dec 2008 12:33PM
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Ive been using a hat pretty similar to the first one for the last couple of seasons. Works great. Just dont wash it and the salt will keep it going
Just tighten in strong wind and when in the waves. Heaps of guys using them now.
Most popular surf wear companies now make them. Must have something to do with the ageing population of surfers and wind surfers

Crash Landing
NSW, 1173 posts
8 Dec 2008 2:00PM
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Gath helmet - it stops head and ears burning and protects all at the same time!

Richiefish
QLD, 5612 posts
8 Dec 2008 1:13PM
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a sombrero, to go faster look down !!!!

graceman
WA, 323 posts
10 Dec 2008 8:53AM
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nebbian said...

Get a hat with a chinstrap, as well as some seabreeze sunnies.

Last season I used a pork pie hat,


had trouble with the brim blowing down over my eyes when blasting back upwind... now I've got a baseball cap with chinstrap, works well.




Hey Nebb's,
Who sell these here in Perth?

DL
WA, 659 posts
10 Dec 2008 9:07AM
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I have seen FCS ones of these in most surf shops in Perth.

knot board
QLD, 1241 posts
10 Dec 2008 11:47AM
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That would be awesome, then I could kill two birds with one stone like this guy.

Wet Willy
TAS, 2317 posts
10 Dec 2008 2:47PM
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You can actually sew a strap onto any hat - those surf hats can cost like 30 bucks or more! But they do stay on better.

I tried a baseball cap once and when I finished sailing my face and neck had got too much sun; I felt like I'd been bbq'd. The round brim is better, as long as it's not too long that it gets in your eyes...

Haggar
QLD, 1670 posts
10 Dec 2008 9:58PM
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Hamilton spray on suncreen. I should know, I have no hair

www.epharmacy.com.au/buy/39725/hamilton-sunscreen-spf-30-spray-100ml

JJay
NSW, 81 posts
11 Dec 2008 2:42AM
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I recently bought a hat similar to the second one from my local surf shop.
The brand is "peak". Paid about $25
Had to cut off the little rivet/button on the top as it pushed an indentation into the monofilm of my sail when carrying my kit on my head.
Good quality material with chin strap and mesh ear covers.
Only problem is the visor flips up and back when sailing over 30 knots.

ducati
QLD, 474 posts
11 Dec 2008 9:37AM
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Legionnaires cap $12 from any disposals store,
use a bootlace and a plastic adjustment thingo off your sailbag for chinstrap.
also comes in flouro pink for kiters

timford
NSW, 510 posts
11 Dec 2008 10:51AM
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JJay said...

I recently bought a hat similar to the second one from my local surf shop.
The brand is "peak". Paid about $25
Had to cut off the little rivet/button on the top as it pushed an indentation into the monofilm of my sail when carrying my kit on my head.
Good quality material with chin strap and mesh ear covers.
Only problem is the visor flips up and back when sailing over 30 knots.


'sailing over 30 knots' .......show off one day JJay.

pepe47
WA, 1382 posts
11 Dec 2008 9:21AM
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graceman said...

nebbian said...

Get a hat with a chinstrap, as well as some seabreeze sunnies.

Last season I used a pork pie hat,


had trouble with the brim blowing down over my eyes when blasting back upwind... now I've got a baseball cap with chinstrap, works well.




Hey Nebb's,
Who sell these here in Perth?


I got one of the top featured ones from 2nd wind..same hat different brand

A Bomber
QLD, 117 posts
12 Dec 2008 12:58PM
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DL said...

I have seen FCS ones of these in most surf shops in Perth.


pretty sure the FCS bucket hats also have a stiff brim above the eyes so it doesn't fold down there but can everywhere else for ducking waves etc.
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