Eyewear, ever lost a pair?
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Topic: Eyewear, ever lost a pair?
Posted By: Woodburner
Subject: Eyewear, ever lost a pair?
Date Posted: 06 Jul 15 at 1:47pm
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As one of lifes victims, not only have I been gifted lack of stature, but this body package also came with myopia, (short sight) so over the years I've spent thousands on all manner of devices to enable me to spot marks and stuff at distances beyond ten yards. I lost another expensive set the other night, chucking myself out of the boat backwards and wondered how many others suffer the same issues. I've tried contacts, but got a sort of 'snowblindness' once using them in bright weather, then they tell you to use sun glassed so what the hell, get a set of prescription glasses with reactor light has been the choice up until recently. I've lost all manner of 'suggested cures' like Oakley waterjackets, Barz Optic goggles, Frogskins, and I'm just about to get another cheapo set to sail with from Spec Savers rather than spending anpther 1200 quid with my usual optician and I have to say I'm impressed with the professional test from Specsavers who I'd assumed would be discount bucket shop type of operation. Either way, not my point, my point is what solutions if any have any of you used to solve the problem or is it not regarded as an issue in boats? I know 29er & 49er sailors have their sunnies permanently grafted to their blond curly hair implants, but what goes on in the real world?
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Posted By: fish n ships
Date Posted: 06 Jul 15 at 2:36pm
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I use contacts without much of an issue, think only once (during a fast capsize whilst on the trapeze) have I lost a lens. Not had that issue with the sun (and i wear them all day every day), although I do wear cheap sunglasses (£3-5 from Aldi) on the water that I don't worry to much about losing. At £5 each I can afford to lose 20-30 pairs and still be in profit from losing a single pair of Oakleys. |
Posted By: DaveT
Date Posted: 06 Jul 15 at 2:37pm
| Contacts with cheap sunglasses works for me |
Posted By: iiiiitick
Date Posted: 06 Jul 15 at 2:39pm
| For many years I have worn reading glasses strung round my neck. I cannot cope without these in real life , but not for sailing. Recently I tried a sort of elasticated band thing meant for sun glasses which dangles my glasses below my chin. Two quid in Mountain Warehouse. It is very light so comfortable. Would that work for you? |
Posted By: Woodburner
Date Posted: 06 Jul 15 at 2:43pm
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The long term problem with contacts (check in the mirror) you get this inital little whitening around the circumference of the eye and I'm told it gets progressively cloudier as a reaction against the high levels of reflective UV off the water. So cheap sunglasses might not be as cheap in the long run, am I beginning to sound like an eyeglass sales man? I should know better than that here.  ------------- https://www.ease-distribution.com/moses" rel="nofollow - Foil fun |
Posted By: kneewrecker
Date Posted: 06 Jul 15 at 2:43pm
| laser eye surgery worked for me... |
Posted By: Woodburner
Date Posted: 06 Jul 15 at 2:46pm
Forget what they're called but know what you mean, they might have saved me the other night just falling in the water backwards, but most of my bad rinse cycle engagements over the years involved masses of water and quite large amounts of wave energy, enough to rip the glasses right out of the holders and sadly the older I get the more frequent these falls tend to be what with all the snr moments In what seven, eight years is it, this is the first pair I've lost sailing and i normally use a cheap old pair I carry around in the glove box, this night it was warm sunny not much wind what could possibly go wrong?
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Posted By: Woodburner
Date Posted: 06 Jul 15 at 2:48pm
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Posted By: PeterG
Date Posted: 06 Jul 15 at 3:58pm
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I've never lost a pair, though my first attempt at trapezing and crewing a Fireball nearly 50 years ago ended predictably in the drink and no glasses on my head. More by luck than anything else some rapid flailing with my hand came up with a pair of glasses that were on their way to the bottom of the Welsh Harp. Since then I've always worn a glasses strap - totally essential if you are going to sail with glasses on in my view. These days I don't wear an elasticated one, just an adjustable strap set short but not tight and the combination of that and a cap, worn more because of lack of any other protection on the top of my head from booms or the sun these days, seems to keep my glasses firmly in place - I haven't had a pair come off sailing since. ------------- Peter Ex Cont 707 Ex Laser 189635 DY 59 |
Posted By: iiiiitick
Date Posted: 06 Jul 15 at 7:17pm
| I am so slow these days I get plenty of time to see what's coming. Mind you I got a second yesterday but only because most people went home in protest at the weather. How about a monocle on a string? Poirot style. |
Posted By: Neptune
Date Posted: 06 Jul 15 at 7:31pm
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I use the Gill sunnies with the strap build in and they have so far stayed on in my musto. They have been well tested with acrobatic capsizes, Eskimo rolls and the like ------------- Musto Skiff and Solo sailor |
Posted By: Wiclif
Date Posted: 06 Jul 15 at 9:08pm
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I have found a neoprene glasses band, worn tight, to be my answer.
I had the same problem as you with contact lenses. I have only lost one pair of glasses (so far) in over 25 years of dinghy sailing, including trapeze boats, and windsurfing (although not in waves). The one pair lost was a high speed catapult from a windsurfer. |
Posted By: piglet
Date Posted: 06 Jul 15 at 9:44pm
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I wore contacts for years before my eyes got p!$$ed off with them.
Tried sailing in glasses and just couldn't get on with it. So I got lasered, no more glasses. Funny thing is wearing sunglasses doesn't bother me but I found sailing in prescription glasses intolerable,,, reason?????? The other funny thing is now I'm that age and not Myopic anymore I am starting to struggle with small writing, like on the Newton Crum flag sticker in the cockpit at the Laser Masters! |
Posted By: gordon1277
Date Posted: 07 Jul 15 at 8:12am
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Try fishing sites for Polaroid sunglasses, much cheaper than sailing stuff and again aimed at people who look at water all the time.
My problem last week was salt water very quickly just dried and I had to take them off to see the waves, very nervy going downwind in 20knots not being able to see the solent waves. Does anybody know off a spray to stop water sticking? ------------- Gordon Lossc |
Posted By: Neptune
Date Posted: 07 Jul 15 at 8:48am
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http://www.pinbax.com/index.asp?Details=12430&mc=CLOTHING&sc=Accessories&ssc=Sunglasses&ordering=
Some of those - the strap holds em on and they are coated in mysticism (or some such) so you can still see through them at the end of the day ------------- Musto Skiff and Solo sailor |
Posted By: Woodburner
Date Posted: 07 Jul 15 at 9:52am
That's what happens you end up getting the worse of both worlds, losing your close vision and needing glasses again like old people.One thing we myopics do is take them off to read stuff (or as I do bung them on the top of my head at the computer or reading) ------------- https://www.ease-distribution.com/moses" rel="nofollow - Foil fun |
Posted By: transient
Date Posted: 07 Jul 15 at 10:23am
I suppose it depends what you'd rather do: Wear glasses for reading or wear glasses for sailing. I know what I'd rather do and that's wear the horrible things for the least amount of time. If you had 20/20 vision as a younger man you would probably now need glasses for reading anyway. |
Posted By: MerlinMags
Date Posted: 07 Jul 15 at 11:03am
Motorcyclists polish their helmets (sorry, visors) with that sort of stuff. Called "Rain Off" or something similar. Has anyone tried that sort of thing? |
Posted By: Presuming Ed
Date Posted: 07 Jul 15 at 12:02pm
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Rain-X http://www.rainx.co.uk/
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Posted By: didlydon
Date Posted: 13 Jul 15 at 11:41am
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Talking of sunglasses...... I've been using a very good Sports & Cycling pair from Aldi - CE marked & UV rated - mind you.... they're expensive....£1.99 to you!! Stylish strong & they fit well & it doesn't really matter if you loose them etc... ------------- Vareo 365 |