Are Rugby Shirts still ok to wear for sailing

[Minerva]

One of may uni mates who was in the Andrew tried to enter the Squadron and was rejected for not wearing a tie, so went shopping and came back wearing just a tie. Turns out the Squadron lie about the wearing of a tie giving access to the clubhouse.

Depends entirely on which appendage his tie was tied around!

 

[Frogmogman]

More to the point, are oilskins ok to wear to a rugby match ?

Judging by the weather at Twickenham this afternoon I’d say an emphatic yes.

 

[Fr J Hackett]

Not too many years back I got down to my boxers in mid-North Sea, Alde to Netherlands. Miracles can happen.

Not on any of my forays across the North Sea it didn't. In fact my brief time on the East Coast spectacularly failed to live up to my childhood memories regarding the weather.

 

[SaltIre]

More to the point, are oilskins ok to wear to a rugby match ?

Judging by the weather at Twickenham this afternoon I’d say an emphatic yes.

Maybe a lifejacket too, otherwise one might end up drowning in tears.

 

[Snowgoose-1]

When a fat middle aged bloke on a paddle board goes past you just wearing a thong does take a while to get over.

Perhaps local launching areas could address this problem with an extra bye law.

 

[mjcoon]

When a fat middle aged bloke on a paddle board goes past you just wearing a thong does take a while to get over.

Perhaps local launching areas could address this problem with an extra bye law.

A restriction on tumblehome and buttock lines?

 

[Wansworth]

The original layered clothing……cloth cap,vest,collarless shirt,waist coat,matching jacket and trousers,overcoat/oilskin three quarter length ,boots or shoes as appropriate

 

[Seashoreman]

Not on any of my forays across the North Sea it didn't. In fact my brief time on the East Coast spectacularly failed to live up to my childhood memories regarding the weather.

I have to admit that weather conditions and/or perhaps body resilience has certainly changed over the last few years.
Personally I feel my luck is running out, the last 2 or 3 years have not been conducive to even sitting in the cockpit in the evening at anchor with nature and a cold red wine. I even bought one of those complicated enclosure tents but its not quite the same (I also worry about having to up anchor and move in a hurry, tricky).
I didn't get sailing until the first week of July last year, it was a wet and windy Spring indeed.
( Please dear readers understand that I have sailed in many seasons but certainly has been a trial in the recent years. Fingers crossed for the East Coast 2025).

 

[Daydream believer]

( Please dear readers understand that I have sailed in many seasons but certainly has been a trial in the recent years. Fingers crossed for the East Coast 2025).

I think that I would second that one wholeheartedly

 

[seeSimon]

You’ll need to wear the right gear to get invited to any of the most interesting parties. It’s a sporting event so you’ll need something streamlined and fitted not like the baggy stuff of old. Cotton clothing can easily lead to exposure and cold so stick with the fully waterproof clothing, in a fabric tough enough to survive racing. Most heat loss is through your head so the select gentleman will be sporting an all-over body suit of PVC or rubber which fits the bill nicely, there are plenty to choose from via online outlets.

Some echoes of the latest anchor thread here?

It's a wonder how any of have survived this long what with our poor attitude to tech innovation, be it skin tight breathable micro fabrics or UHHP anchors?

 

[Daydream believer]

Most heat loss is through your head

Interesting comment that I would readily have agreed with.
However, in another, fairly recent, thread a forumite debagged this claim
I did not research the comment, but would like to know the answer. Many - My son for instance- do not wear heargear. I suffer extreme pain if I do not have a decent wooly hat on my head. I rarely leave the house without one.
I have no interest in those silly back to front baseball caps- Mainly because I have never found one to fit, or add insulation.
So am I alone?

 

[Mister E]

Heat loss through the head must surely depend on how little hair your have up top.

 

[Birdseye]

People wear that to the London Boat Show.

when I used to go to LBS I was always amused by how many people turned up in nautical clothes complete with Breton cap.

 

[mjcoon]

Heat loss through the head must surely depend on how little hair your have up top.

And it is always said to be in comparison with the rest of the body. If all naked, most people have better haired head than body! It is not possible to deviate much from simple physics...

 

[Mister E]

And it is always said to be in comparison with the rest of the body. If all naked, most people have better haired head than body! It is not possible to deviate much from simple physics...

I don't think it a good idea to go sailing naked if you need to wear a wooly hat on your head to keep warm.

 

[Stemar]

I don't think it a good idea to go sailing naked if you need to wear a wooly hat on your head to keep warm.

My wicked mind immediately went back to the good old days. LakeSailor's photos around Christmas, of young ladies in a Santa hat and not much else. So, in answer to your comment, I think it all depends on who's doing it, and why.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

And it is always said to be in comparison with the rest of the body. If all naked, most people have better haired head than body! It is not possible to deviate much from simple physics...

For most people this is true. Though I’d make a guess that many here defy that ‘most’. Me amongst then. Though my ears stay strangely warm for some reason

 

[Mister E]

My wicked mind immediately went back to the good old days. LakeSailor's photos around Christmas, of young ladies in a Santa hat and not much else. So, in answer to your comment, I think it all depends on who's doing it, and why.

If we posted pictures of ourselves in such an outfit the mods would need therapy.

 

[Daydream believer]

Heat loss through the head must surely depend on how little hair your have up top.

I am not sure that principle applies.
I have quite a bit of hair elsewhere but if I wade into deep cold water that part seems to suffer a lot regardless of the hair surrounding said parts

 

[Stemar]

If we posted pictures of ourselves in such an outfit the mods would need therapy.

I don't think they're the only ones