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monkeyspurs
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Topic: Sailing Clothing Posted: 24 Mar 11 at 3:57pm |
Hey,
I'm going sailing for the first time on a reservoir by my house. What kind of clothing do I need? How wet am I realistically gonna get? Edited by monkeyspurs - 16 May 12 at 11:29am |
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alstorer
Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 24 Mar 11 at 4:22pm |
Speak to who ever is taking you sailing- how wet it is depends on:
What sort of boat it is
how windy it is
how hard the boat is pushed.
For most dinghy sailing you'll need a wetsuit minimum at this time of year- often this is required by club rules at reservoirs. The person taking you sailing or the club may have spares you can borrow.
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Mister Nick
Far too distracted from work Joined: 01 Aug 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 389 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Mar 11 at 2:57pm |
I really depends on what you're going to be sailing and how windy it will be. Post back with that information and I can give you some more advice :)
I think when I first started sailing I picked up a cheap wetsuit (Asda had a weird deal thing where they were selling them for 10 pounds) and wetsuit boots and wore a standard raincoat thing over the top and I was fine. People in my scout group who don't sail tend to wear trackies, and lots of thing layers and that seems to work fine.
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