TRIED AND TESTED

NUDE AHOY TUMBLER

While this might look like just another drinking glass, it’s not – for the Turkish creators of NUDE glassware have incorporated a non-slip base into their tumblers which, they claim, makes them suitable for use at sea. Having been brought up on a strict diet of plastic cups and melamine boating crockery, we were sceptical as to just how safe these glasses would be on board. So we decided to try them for ourselves.

NUDE’S non-slip secret is an all-but-invisible band of grippy silicone in the tumbler’s base. It certainly holds fast on the level, and gentle tilting of our table demonstrated its resistance to movement too. When at sea, the glasses performed well on a fine, calm-ish day, coping with the swell and movement of the waves we encountered without any issues. To determine the limits of this sticky customer, we decided to run a tilt test and a comparison with a similar melamine tumbler – the plastic tumbler slid off at 15 degrees while the NUDE one hung on to 27 degrees. In other respects, the NUDE tumbler compares well to ‘normal’ glasses. It’s heavy, feels nice to hold and would look attractive on any table.

Despite the impressive non-slip performance, we still have reservations about using a glass tumbler at sea, where accidents can and do happen when you’re least expecting them. Take, for example, a typical day at anchor in the Solent, where even on the calmest of days wakes from passing boats and choppy

wave patterns can occur suddenly. We fear that no matter how grippy the tumbler, they might still end up on the floor along with everything else on the table. And while these substantial glasses might be capable of withstanding a knock or two, we’d be hesitant to risk it. PRICE €35 for four CONTACT www.eu.nudeglass.com

MBY RATING ★★★★★