Maybe this is like kick in an open door, but for me this product is new:
www.andersbq.com/2011/03/polypro-read-my-words.html

Ive been wearing one of these for a while (1yr plus)(Ripcurl)

Way warmer than a lycra rashie, defiantly the way to go under the wet suit or with shorts in summer.
Is holding up well.

Used to use Titanium coated rubber lined thermal rash vests for winter and sail with a springy through summer as sailing in a rash vest would stuff up my neck and shoulders (they're stuffed) with wind chill.

Got a long sleeve Polypro Thermal rashy and holy sheet!!! no siezed shoulders and neck, no overheating (in summer) if I didn't fall in as used to happy with previous thermal or spring suit.

Absolute winner going to be awesome this winter.

Other revelation was NPX Sailing boardies, used to hate sailing with boardies as they would continually get tangled on my pigeon legs.

Sounds great. I freeze after half an hour of sailing in winter. Where do I get one?

It seems they don't come in ladies sizes.
Do they think ladies are too soft for watersports in winter?

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Windxtasy said...

It seems they don't come in ladies sizes.
Do they think ladies are too soft for watersports in winter?

Try here on the Pro Motion website http://stores.wetsuit.com/-strse-Rashguards-cln-Women%27s-Tops/Categories.bok they ship worldwide. I use the mens Poly Pro myself and they are great for helping to keep you warm

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IRL250 said...

Windxtasy said...

It seems they don't come in ladies sizes.
Do they think ladies are too soft for watersports in winter?

Try here on the Pro Motion website http://stores.wetsuit.com/-strse-Rashguards-cln-Women%27s-Tops/Categories.bok they ship worldwide. I use the mens Poly Pro myself and they are great for helping to keep you warm

Thanks
I shall order one, and hope for some wind this winter!

Elmo, does it really prevent overheating in summer too? I suffered from overheating wearing a long sleeve rashy last season. (I wear it under a barefoot waterski sleeveless springsuit, which has built in bouyancy, required for formula events).

Are these polypro rashies any different to polypro thermal underwear? That stuff has been around for decades and can be bought cheaply at any outdoors shop.

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Roger303 said...

Elmo, does it really prevent overheating in summer too? I suffered from overheating wearing a long sleeve rashy last season. (I wear it under a barefoot waterski sleeveless springsuit, which has built in bouyancy, required for formula events).

It's warmer than a plain Lycra rashy but definitely cooler than a rubber thermal rashy as the fabric breathes

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Gorgo said...

Are these polypro rashies any different to polypro thermal underwear? That stuff has been around for decades and can be bought cheaply at any outdoors shop.

Polypropylene is polypropylene. I've been using the cheap thermal tops under a wettie for years. (in winter, that is) Trust a surfing wear company to put their logo on one and double its price.

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Polypropylene is polypropylene. ...

Not really. It can be hard and shiny like in ABS sailboard skins and Australian bank notes or soft and fluffy like polar fleece.

I'm guessing a polypro rash guard should be a but denser and a bit shinier than thermal undies.

I would expect polypro thermal undies to work quite well as an under wetsuit layer, similar to the Fireskin on my RipCurl wetsuit. It won't hurt to give the undies a try when the weather gets a bit colder.

I bought a polypro thermal rashie as recommended, thanks IRL.
Yes they are different to polypro underwear in appearance (The rashie looks like a rashie from the outside with a fleecy inner layer, whereas the thermals look like knitted underwear)
I tried it yesterday, and admittedly the weather wasn't cold, but I could certainly feel the extra warmth. Looking forward to testing it in a winter front.
It looks and feels good too. I might even use it as standard winter underwear!

What brands sell long sleeve polypro vests in Australia? I went to the Rip Curl and Quiksilver websites. Neither list a polypro vest as far as I could find. I'm not sure about Rip Curl though as their product descriptions are more along the line of "harden up ya weak mongrel if ya more than this"than anything that really describes what the product is.

The wind is looking good for this Saturday but its going to be cold!

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Mobydisc said...

What brands sell long sleeve polypro vests in Australia? I went to the Rip Curl and Quiksilver websites. Neither list a polypro vest as far as I could find. I'm not sure about Rip Curl though as their product descriptions are more along the line of "harden up ya weak mongrel if ya more than this"than anything that really describes what the product is.

The wind is looking good for this Saturday but its going to be cold!

After I ordered mine I found a west one in a surf shop.
You might try looking under polyfleece lycra - same thing.

Ordered pants and long sleeved ploypro gear from wetsuit.com (plus wetsuit)
Tried all of it and toasty warm yesterday in 14c temp with a fair bit of standing around.
Very good gear and surprising delivery within the week.