Sailing Shorts for Summer on Board

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Summer Essentials

When heat sets in, your technical sailing kit gets lighter. Fewer layers, and only the essentials are left. Among the summer must-haves are sailing shorts: worn all season long, in the water and ashore.

How to Choose the Right Pair of Sailing Shorts?

The technical aspects that weigh most on the choice come down to four. 

  • Stretch: on board you need stretch fabrics, ideally multi-directional, that follow your movements instead of holding them back. 
  • Abrasion resistance: seat, inner thigh and knees rub constantly against deck and gear. That's why you need tight weaves like double weave — a denser, tougher double warp — and reinforcement stitched at the main contact points. 
  • Water resistance: water-repellent finishes (DWR) and waterproof fabrics keep the garment from soaking through, especially when racing.
  • Quick-dry: low weight and quick-drying synthetic fibres, such as polyamide and microfibre, to handle every outing at sea. 
Sailing Short: discover the full collection

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Shorts for Racing

OD WP Short 

The most technical of the range: waterproof and made from the same fabric as the foul-weather gear, ideal for racing in the wet when a long john is too much. 

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Spending Hours on Board?

Altura Tech Short & Altura WS Tech Short 

Built for long days on the boat and made in double weave for maximum durability. 

 

OD Cargo Short 2.0 

The cargo short reworked in the fit, with roomy pockets and a functional cut. It stays put through the manoeuvres and holds up from deck to dock, before and after the outing. 

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    Altura Tech Short

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    Altura WS Tech Short

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    OD Cargo Short 2.0

Looking for Lightweight Gear for Summer?

Altura Amphibio Short 

Amphibious by nature: light and quick-drying, in the water and out. 

 

OD WS Chino Short 2.0 

Chino cut, clean lines, technical fabric. Lightweight, made for summer sailing and for after the mooring too. 

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    Altura Amphibio Short

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    OD WS Chino Short 2.0

The Right Kit for Summer

On board in summer, only the essentials remain. And a pair of technical shorts, chosen to match how you sail, is among the pieces you can't leave behind through the warmest months.

More than just waterproof fabrics: which technical features should sailing gear have? 
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