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ColPrice2002
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Topic: Winter clothing whats best Posted: 13 Nov 17 at 9:09pm |
Depends a bit on what you sail and local conditions...
If you sail something like a laser, you'll be getting lots of spray; something like a Tideway, and you'll stay dry. Winter conditions usually have more wind (less tree leaves) and much cloder water. I found that a drysuit works well - for deep winter thermal underwear, thermal shirt and longjohns, thermalsocks, "onesie fleece, then the drysuit, thermal balaclava and winter sailing gloves. Kept me warm enough when one of our trainee instructors was doing capsize practice just after our lake thawed! Obviously, as the weather warms up, reduce the layers. It is bulkier than a wetsuit, but I found that a wetsuit tries to impose its shape on you (and it shrinks around the waist). The other advantage of the drysuit is that I'll arrive dressed in the correct layers, then only need to climb into the drysuit in the changing room. After sailing, rinse drysuit, remove, go home and air the wetsuit. Definite advantage if the changing facilites are cold. Having used a drysuit, I wouldn't want to go back to a wetsuit for winter. Colin |
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Tynesider
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I want to sail my dinghy all winter (on a lake) and currently have a 3/4 mm wetsuit which is fine but winter is coming,
But what to do? Add and buy a good thermal vest, or buy a good spray top, or buy a thicker winter wet suit 5/6mm or maybe face up to it that I should buy a dry suit which I am not that mad on as they always look restricted. I appreciate any advice as to the pros & Cons Mike Edited by Tynesider - 13 Nov 17 at 8:42pm |
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