Butt Thigh and Back-o-Knee Protection are the great protective features of these rugged breathable, UV resistant, Lycra  tights.  Any sailor that droop hikes or should droop hike ( are you listening Thistle sailors) will want these hikers as part of the personal apparel arsenal. 

  Great as underwear or outer wear depending on the weather you will love  the flexibility  comfort and ease of transitioning from full droop hike position to an inboard gunwale post ready for tacking.   Double interior thigh pads are also an option should u want double thigh protection for those  heavy str8 leg hiking beats or tight, testy spinaker reaches.  The double interior thigh pads are also open ended so that you, at your election, can put more padding or batten pockets.

  This pictures of our Turbo Hiking Shorts shows the shorts inside out, inverted, so you can see the double thigh pocket.  This double , open ended , thigh pad is offered on the  Droop Hiking Tights as an option.  This pair actually shows batten pockets inside the pocket, which is also an option. You may also use eliminate the battens and insert more flexible foam. Ask us for details.  sailingangles@att.net

Droop Hiking Tights colors:  Navy or silver.

One of the more graceful crafts to cut our waters is the Etchells.  Its’ grace and eloquence however disguise some of the irritations in sailing this beauty.  Fortunately however, Sailing Angles offers you its unique and poignantly functional Etchell Undies™ which will quickly mitigate the lumps and bumps of your sailing experience.  Sailing Angles’ Etchell Undies™ is a tuff, breathable, supportive and cool Lycra body short with a 3mm protective neoprene butt and thighs.    If worn as an underpiece, it is a low profile butt and thigh protector that works with any garment you wear over it.  It’s just icing on the ‘cake’ so to speak, and nobody has to know you are padded and protected.  Many sailors, depending on the conditions, choose to wear it as an outer piece.

Ethell Undies also has a long legged sister, Hiking Tights, which in addition to the butt/thigh pad also offer you knee pads and UV protection while still keeping you cool.  Please go to our Home page www.sailingangles.com  and then find and click on Hiking Tights and order them there.

Turbo Hikers

If you need more protection and padding however, as many sailors do,    Sailing Angle’s Turbo Hikers offer you double thigh protection in addition to the 3mm neoprene butt and thighs pad .  WE have an additional, interior, 3mm thigh pad sewn on the inner leg which doubles your comfort during your hiking strapless contortions.  AS this Turbo's interior, double thigh pad is open ended, you may also add additional padding if needed.  Many Sailors purchase a set of batten pockets to use  with this product when sailing other boats.  Dirk,  our Canadian Boat builder among others  found The Turbo Hikers( without battens)  very helpful during the Etchell Nationals.

 Picture shows Turbo Hikers inside out, with batten pockets inserted.

Turbo Hiking Tights, The long legged version of these Turbo hiking shorts shorts come with both knee pads and offer cool UV protection as well.   Order these by clicking on our  Turbo Hiker section off of our home page; www.sailingangles.com

Sizes: xs-xxl

Colors: grey , navy with black pads.

Prices:   add $10 for xxl

Etchell Undies    $59.95

                Etchell Undies

               Without logo      $49.95

                Turbo Hikers        $79.95

               Without logo       $69.95

Important note: Going to a big  extended regatta? Do what your mother told you, take a fresh pair of underwear for each day.  Your crew will thank you!... and get $5 off  each additional pair, if mentioned in the comment section of the order form.  Now. Sit down, trim in, hike out and

 Snipers love their boats.  Sometimes the boat however, does not reciprocate your affection as your would like. Fortunately, Sailing Angles make a marriage counselor which we call the Snipe Hiker, to mediate what appears to be an often physically abusive relationship.

50% of the snipers polled at a recent Don Q regatta told us that  they wanted calf protection along with butt and thigh protection. Pearson Snipes, though not exlusively,  seem to be the most repetitive offenders in this category.

 All Snipe HIkers come with double, interior thigh pads.  These double thigh pads are actually pockets which not only permit you to add additional padding if you like, but also batten pockets ($40 ad set).  The picture shows shorts inside out, exposing the interior pockets.  This pictures shows batten pockets in place.   Many sailors discover that the double thigh padding alone is sufficient protecton and do not choose the batten pockets.

If you dont need calf protection, but can use the other protective features of butt and double thigh pads, go to our Home Page . www.sailingangles.com and click on Turbo Hiking Tights and Shorts and buy this item, without calf pads, there.

We listened and now here it is.

sizes: xs,xxl

prices: $79.95

colors: silver/grey with black pads, navy with black pads

    One thing for sure, if you sail a Viper, they will strike!  So be prepared, Get your Viper Snake bite Kit.  It's a painless, completely preventative way of avoiding the strike of the Viper.  The breathable tough and supportive Lycra body is backed with a 3mm neprene butt and thigh protector.  Use these as underwear or outerwear and your sailing day will go much smoother.  No razor blades, no tourniquets, no venon sucking,... just smooth fast sailing!

Sailing Angles Turbo Hikers is a close sister to your Snake Bite Kit.  It is the same short but also contains a interior, double thigh pad, which not only offers you double comfort but permits you to add even more padding if you like or batten pockets.  The picture here shows the Turbo Hikers insid out so you can see the double thigh pad.  This picture also shows the batten pockets inserted in the double thight pads.  Batten pockets + $40.  Also offered are Turbo Hiking Tights.  Please return to the home page and click on Turbo Hikers.

Viper protection also comes in tights with knee in addition to the padded butt and thigh.  They also offer UV protection as well. Please go to home page www.sailingangles.com and click on Hiking Tights

Colors: Silver or navy Lycra (with black pads)

Sizes xs-xxl

$59.95

By the way. If you are going to that long regatta , take some advice from your Mother, pack more than one Snake Bit Kit .... that way you get clean underwear every day, and your crew will thank you too!  And we will give you $5 off on each additional pair if you mention this in the comment section of  your order from.

Wishing you smooth sailing!