Sailing · Skin is gear

Sheets through the palms. Salt in the cracks. Sun on every inch.

A day on the boat means wet lines running through the hands, winch handles, salt spray drying on the skin, and sun reflecting off every surface. Sailors' hands crack and burn in a way they don't on land. Here is the sailor's kit, from the dock to the anchorage.

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Skin is gear
Why sailors' hands crack

Salt, friction and sun, all at once.

A sheet running out under load burns skin in an instant, and a day of trimming and grinding wears the palms the slow way. Salt spray dries on the hands and pulls water out of them; wind finishes the job. Knuckles crack, fingertips split, and the sun coming off the water burns the backs of the hands, the neck and the lips faster than you notice.

Gloves for the heavy lines, sun coverage once in the morning, and a nightly routine at anchor that puts the water back and closes the cracks. Rhino started with climbers. The rope burns are the same.

A sail day, hour by hour

From the dock to the anchorage.

Where sailors' skin goes wrong over a day on the water, and what goes on at each stop.

The dock · 8 AMCover once.

Sun hoodie on, zinc on the lips. Repair on the hands before the gloves.

Sun Hoodie - Bamboo - SPF 50Reef Safe SPF 15 Zinc Lip Balm – Gentle Vanilla ScentRepair
The beat · 11 AMRope burn.

A line ran out through bare hands. Rinse it, Split stick on it, gloves back on.

SplitRhinos' Own Adhesive tape
Lunch · 1 PMSalt and sun.

Hydrate on the face and hands. Pocket Water so you drink more than you think.

HydratePocket Water
The anchorage · 6 PMRinse the salt.

Castile wash with fresh water. Repair on the hands.

All Natural Castile Body WashRepair
That night · 9 PMClose the cracks.

Split+ whipped balm on split fingertips, rope burns and cracked knuckles. Massage Cream on the back and forearms after the grinding.

Split+Massage Cream
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The pack

What's in the boat bag.

Travel sizes in the foul-weather jacket. Full sizes below deck.

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The core products in travel sizes. A season on the water to try them.

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10 items · pick a size, hit Add
Hands, morning and nightRepair$8.95
Rope burns and cracksSplit$4.95
Whipped balm, at anchorSplit+$8.95
Dawn to duskSun Hoodie - Bamboo - SPF 50$19.95
LipsReef Safe SPF 15 Zinc Lip Balm – Gentle Vanilla Scent$4.95
Salt and sunHydrate$8.95
Rinse the saltAll Natural Castile Body Wash$5.95
Back and forearmsMassage Cream$8.95
Hot spotsRhinos' Own Adhesive tape$3.95
On deckPocket Water$12.95
The crew

The people who test this on the water.

Racers, cruisers, delivery crews. They tell us what the salt did to their hands.

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Seen on the water

Show us the boat.

The rail, the winch, the anchorage at sunset. This wall is yours.

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