Classic Boat September 2022

Objects of desire YETI ROADIE COOLBOX With northern hemisphere classic sailors taking a beating under the highest temperatures in decades, the arrival of the Roadie 24 Hard Cooler from Yeti is timely. It’s 10% lighter than its eponymous predecessor, holds 20% more and performs 30% better thermally.

Coolbox gurus Yeti have kindly made it tall enough to accommodate “critical bottles of wine, but slim enough to squeeze behind the driver’s or

THINNEST WATERPROOF WATCH

passenger’s

The Spence 300 Automatic from Spinnaker Watches is the “thinnest dive

is said to fit 18

watch on the market”, just 11mm thick, yet boasting more than 300m of

beer cans,

water resistance. Its “barely felt slimness and stealth” will come in handy on

using 2:1

a yacht or dinghy where snags are bad news.

ice-to-can ratio.

£500

£200

spinnaker-watches.com

uk.yeti.com

seat of a car”. It

HJ HALL ARGYLE SOFTOP SOCKS This gentleman’s rather natty yachting attire is bolstered by his choice of HJ Hall Argyle Softop socks, claimed to be as warm in winter as they are breathable in summer. They are

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RECYCLED SUNGLASSES

non-elastic and

SunGod’s new 8KO Infinite Lenses feature “50% recycled materials for

so they “stay up all

the very first time”, continuing “to push the boundaries of sustainable

day” – perfect for

innovation in the eyewear industry”. Plus the company’s limited edition

beneath your sea

Sierra model, pictured, has been designed in collaboration with the

boots.

Great Britain SailGP team, led by Sir Ben Ainslie with Hannah Mills,

£7 for a pair,

pictured, also on the team.

different colours

From £85

available

ungod.co

hj.co.uk

CLASSIC BOAT SEPTEMBER 2022

“contract vertically”