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Bucket hat for winging

Created by airsail airsail  > 9 months ago, 5 Oct 2021
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airsail
airsail

QLD

1570 posts

5 Oct 2021 9:03pm
Summers coming and it's going to get hot. My current bucket hat doesn't work great for winging, too much forward speed (15-20 knots) and it starts blowing back on my head. Anyone had any success with brands that don't blow back?
stroppo
stroppo

WA

747 posts

5 Oct 2021 7:59pm
Fcs bucket hats don't even turn up at 40 kts
longboard
longboard

179 posts

5 Oct 2021 8:20pm
Fcs hats are great.
Check out Shelta hats as well - great design...
Velocicraptor
Velocicraptor

839 posts

5 Oct 2021 9:20pm
Both the FCS and Dakine hats have a firm bill in front. I can recommend either of them.
WhiteofHeart
WhiteofHeart

798 posts

6 Oct 2021 2:26am
Those hats are bad for the wingsurfer image tho, I wouldnt put one on your head if you care about our reputation. We're already moving from the long haired & fit body demigod image to the bald & overweight middle aged man image, adding the buckethat wont help! (Just kidding ofcourse)
MidAtlanticFoil
MidAtlanticFoil

825 posts

6 Oct 2021 2:55am
Shelta hats all the way. Toss in a bump cap and your set
airsail
airsail

QLD

1570 posts

6 Oct 2021 10:11am
Thanks everyone, ordered the FCS, the Shelta was too expensive for something easily lost.
peterowensbabs
peterowensbabs

NSW

497 posts

8 Oct 2021 1:09pm
The Neil Pryde is the best Ive ever owned, good shade, good straps, quick dry, good ventilation not hot and sweaty and being windsport- branded gets over 'white of hearts' (above) insecurities!
GWatto
GWatto

QLD

401 posts

9 Oct 2021 7:11am
I picked up a Rip Curl one recently which not only fitted my large bounce but had a neck flap which I thought is handy
Jethrow
Jethrow

NSW

1275 posts

9 Oct 2021 8:56am
I've got a bucket hat by Burke with a wide brim and stiff peak built in.

Yesterday while winging I realised I hadn't done the straps up and it still stayed on!

That's a ringing endorsement in my books

www.whitworths.com.au/burke-profile-mesh-panel-sun-hat
ZeeGerman
ZeeGerman

304 posts

10 Oct 2021 10:28pm
I've salvaged a Mystic bucket hat floating in the water. Must have come off somebody's head. Strangely enough, it doesn't come off when I windsurf, even in forward loops attempts. When it blows back, it does so only upwards, but only in speeds that way out of reach for most wingfoilers. I haven't tried it for wingfoiling as my current lack of skill makes a helmet more than welcome.
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