HARKENSport Men's 3/4 Finger Reflex Gloves

Bought these for ASA certification classes. I bought XL and they fit great once I got them on. They are a bit tight at the cuff to get them on but once on there was no slip and they did what you would want. Good grip on the lines and they look like new after some heavy wind days that have shredded other sailing gloves I have had in the past. I would buy them again.

Great gloves but a little tight for an XL

Gloves fit like...wait for it...like gloves. Comfortable and great fit. Durability has been great so far, although haven't had serious rope slips to test them at this point.

I've enjoyed these gloves for the regular season. It's good for oone season of high performance sailing.

I have a lot of Harken hardware that is top notch gear. Too bad they subbed out their soft goods to an inept clothing manufacturer. I've had several brands of sailing gloves and these are by far the worst in design and implementation.We'll start with the only good I could find... They have leather and solid material in all the right places for chafe protection. This is a common failing of some other gloves where they put the weak stuff just at the wrong spot so the glove wears out prematurely.Design problem. The velcro has this really stupid additional tab on it so you pull the strap to remove your glove and it stops half way. Then you have to pick at the tiny tab of velcro underneath to get the strap fully separated so you can get your hand out. As if the glove was going to leap off your hand if the strap inadvertantly came off. Way to solve a problem that didn't exist and in so doing created several real issues.Production: I used the sizing guide and got the XXL. I take a tight Large in Gill gloves. By the guide these should have been oversized for me since I'm at the low end of the XXL range. But I guess it doesn't much matter if they can't consistently produce the same size glove. The pair I got had a very tight right glove, and a left glove that I'll need to break my thumb to get into. Before you go thinking I have different sized hands, I checked and the gloves have different sized openings. The left one won't let my right one in either. Nothing a pair of scissors and the SailRite won't fix, but really... piss poor manufacturing.So if you're looking at these as a way to save $10 over the Gill equivalent, consider the modification time you'll no doubt need. Whack the secondary tab off the valcro, maybe cut and sew an expansion in the entry so you can get your hand in (I like my thumb more than the glove.), and probably trim off all the cutesy tabs and loops they've added for no reason. (Some could be considered a safety hazard, though I'm sure they'd rip off if snagged in a winch since they manufacturing standards are so low.) Though if you want to hang your gloves on a keychain these would be super handy.Apparently these were designed by either a land lubber or a drunken sailor. I think I'll hack them up as needed and use them for winter driving gloves.

The gloves fit perfectly and are pliable as well as very protective.

Like others say, make sure you order one size larger than you normally use. Very firm fit in my case even with XXL, but I like that. Look pretty well made but should be $10 less to earn 5 stars. Unknown durability at this point, I'll try to remember to update in a month or so. Fair winds!UPDATE: Almost 2 years of use on the first pair with lots of sailing. I'm sure I'll get another season out of them, maybe more. I bought a 2nd pair for backup. Very pleased. Recommended.

Brand new (medium size) a little tight to get on and off - but once they are on they fit perfectly. I use them for sea kayaking and don't want them to wash off in the surf so as I said they fit perfectly. Got my first pair 11 years ago and I'd still be using them if "old Lefty" hadn't jumped ship in the islands this past summer. Love the new look and they feel great - no binding anywhere. I can wear them for 8 hours in the surf without a problem. I would go out of my way to get another pair of these from Harken - just love'em.