A neoprene jacket sits in a specific gap that no other piece of kit quite fills. It's not a wetsuit — it goes on top of your wetsuit — and it's not a fleece or a softshell. It's a 1mm or 2mm neoprene top, sometimes hooded, designed to extend a session when the wind chill is cutting through, give you a layer between water time when you're rigging or waiting on the beach, or let you get away with a lighter suit underneath on days that are almost but not quite warm enough.
The defining feature of kite specific jackets here is that they're built to be worn with a harness underneath. Each has two harness pass-through slots on the front patch pocket so you can clip in without taking the jacket off — something a standard fleece or waterproof obviously can't do. That detail alone makes these far more useful than any off-the-shelf layering option for kiters, windsurfers, or wing foilers.
We work with Sooruz, who have years of expertise designing these for watersports athletes taking key considerations into mind like zip or pullover, adjustable cuffs, waist, and hood for a seal against wind and spray. At 1mm they add meaningful warmth without bulk or restriction — thick enough to cut the chill, thin enough to paddle and ride in freely.
