Having completed the SRC course my thoughts are turning to doing Competent Crew. There is some time to get organised for this while waiting for the weather to improve so it seemed a good time to consider what to do about waterproofs. One option is to hire these for the duration of any course but using someone elses waterproofs did not really appeal and I have a preference for getting something with a good fit and the features I want.

So a couple of trips were made to our local Chandlers, Bosuns Locker, over a couple of consecutive weekends to explore the options, see how the prices compared with the internet and browse through the catalogues. The main brands were Henri-Lloyd, Gill and Musto. They are all well made so it comes down to choices over price, fit and design. Musto seemed to be very well thought out so I settled on a pair of Musto Breathable Offshore Trousers combined with a Musto MPX Gore-Tex Offshore Jacket.

Combined with one other purchase we were able to negotiate a discount giving a deal to rival anything on the internet and having the advantage of using our local dealer.