Women's Sailing Windproof Smock Dinghy 500 - Purple

WATERPROOFING of the Tribord S500 dinghy/catamaran jacket:

This windproof jacket was laboratory-tested under a shower of 26 gallons of water/sqm/hour for 3 hours, which corresponds to a steady downpour of rain.



This test demonstrates that the water does not pass through either the sealed seams or the fabric. The adjustments and fabrics at the extremities (neck, waistband and cuffs) prevent water getting in while you're in a static position and greatly reduce it during physical exertion.

Adjustments of the Tribord S500 dinghy/catamaran sailing jacket: NECK FASTENING

The neck, with its flexible fabrics, can be adjusted in 2 ways:

*closing the half-zipper with its pull cord, positioning the wallet-like pleats inside the waterproof fabric (depending on the shape of the neck, it is recommended to fold the fabric in your hand to avoid wrinkles)

*closing the smooth outer fabric with the rip-tab

Adjustments of the Tribord S500 dinghy/catamaran sailing jacket: WAISTBAND AND WRISTS

For more waterproofing, less wind entry and greater freedom of movement:

*the belt is made of flexible neoprene, adjustable by 2 rip-tabs positioned on the right and left of the waistband

*the cuffs are made of a smooth, flexible and waterproof fabric, adjustable by a rip-tab (for small cuffs, the fineness of the fabric allows a clean fold).

Glove storage in the Tribord S500 dinghy/catamaran sailing jacket:

There are 2 small fabric straps sewn on each side of the neoprene belt. They are for carrying mittens or gloves (hanging mittens or gloves by their rip-tabs, for example), so as to not get in the way before or after practice.

The shoulder POCKET of the Tribord S500 dinghy/catamaran sailing jacket:

The size of the shoulder pocket was designed so as not to be cumbersome or too heavy in order to avoid hindering maneuvers or movement.



Its design and tests were carried out with a standard-size sailing knife, line and snack (2 cereal bars). The contents remained stable in the pocket and accessible.

Technical information on waterproofing:

Fabric is waterproof for 10000 mm, new product.

Fabric is waterproof for 2000 mm after 5 machine washes without needing to re-waterproof the jacket.

Waterproofing for 2000 mm tested on the seams after 3 washes.