“A great summer sailing jacket or one to stuff in your bag for cruising the Caribbean. It’s waterproof, lightweight and durable…”

The Gill Coast Lite Jacket is a great all around foul weather jacket for the coastal cruiser, racer or inland boater. It mixes a water proof and wind proof construction with breathability, durability and style.

The Gill Coast Lite foul weather jacket features 2 yellow dots in the Gill ‘Yellow Dot System”. Two yellow dots offers good breathability and durability. It’s designed for day use in moderate to mild climates and is 100% waterproof.

This Gill jacket is perfect foul weather gear for Summer and early Fall sailing because of the protection it offers from wind, rain and spray. It’s also a great Gill sailing jacket for stuffing in a bag for cruising in the Caribbean. Its light weight construction makes it a very portable foul weather jacket.

The Gill Coast Lite jacket has taped seams as well as an adjustable elastic and Velcro wrist closure to keep it dry. The extended tail helps to keep your rear-end dry when sitting on a wet rail.

This Gill jacket has a two way zipper and lightweight mesh lining which makes this foul weather gear very breathable and a pleasure to wear even on warm days. This sailing jacket offers zippered side pockets which are large enough to stuff a handheld VHF, GPS or small bearing compass.

Finally, the Gill Coast Lite jacket is stylish enough to wear ashore into town after you come in to port.

The best part is that you can find this foul weather jacket pretty reasonably for between $90-$100. This makes it a great value and one of the best foul weather jackets for mild and moderate conditions. We recommend the Gill Coast Lite as one of the best articles of marine apparel that you can have on board.

Stay dry and happy boating!