Wedding Ring

I was at a recent Seven Seas Cruising Association GAM and I overheard a few ladies saying that they do not wear their wedding rings on their boats while cruising. I understand this because neither do I. Perhaps they don’t wear theirs because they don’t want to lose a diamond or damage their rings. I don’t wear mine because I don’t want to lose or damage my finger.

We have probably all heard stories of people nearly loosing a finger when their ring got caught on something. Jimmy Falon of the tonight show is the most notable as of late.

I lost my original wedding band because I took it off to protect it and then dropped it somewhere. OK, I’ll admit, I’m a slow learner, I actually did this twice. I’m on wedding band number three.

I do a lot of racing and exert huge pressure on my hands at times. I also worry about it when doing various tasks around the boat. When I climb a rig grabbing the shroud and lifting myself up my ring would dig into my hand. So I quit wearing my wedding band while sailing.

Enter Silicon. The millennials all know about silicon rings but many of us baby boomer do not. It’s the latest thing in wedding bands. They come in a variety of colors and styles.

I now wear my silicon wedding band while sailing or doing most any outdoor activity. It is very comfortable and I suppose I appear “cool” to the younger generations. I bought mine on Ebay for $1 with free shipping. I’ve seen them in stores selling for as much as $22. They appear to be the same thing to me. Mine came from China and it said to expect 3-4 weeks delivery but it was there in under two weeks. If you search Amazon there are hundreds of options.

There is a neat way of getting your ring size correct too. I printed out a size chart from the seller, checked the scale with a quarter, then set my wedding band over the correct size.

My new silicon wedding band is comfortable even while climbing a rig or racing. And I’m a lot less concerned about loosing a digit. I want to keep all 21 of mine.