Alicatt
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It's not been any different here, 4 season per day at the moment, yesterday was 16c, today it's getting to 28c
It's not been any different here, 4 season per day at the moment, yesterday was 16c, today it's getting to 28c
After 22 knots yesterday, I’m at home, indefinitely postponed today. It's already quite warm. My gear today, if we go, will be UV protective top, shorts, hat, sunglasses. It’s not all about waterproofs. Though now I think about it, it mostly is.It's not been any different here, 4 season per day at the moment, yesterday was 16c, today it's getting to 28c
Whatever is most useful to you. I don’t see my gear as designer clothing. It might be that, I guess, if I didn’t sail. It’s a bit white and crusty this morning, not the appearance you might want for designer wear. But it’s not about the brand name. It’s what fits, and keeps you comfortable in sometimes very trying conditions.The Guy Cotten stuff you see commercial fisherman wear is about £200 now for top and bottom . I bought mine about 15 years ago and still going strong. You still sweat if you move around though. I would like to own the designer stuff but for the sailing I do now I would rather buy a gizmo .
So we won't be seeing you in a McAlpine donkey jacket?I resent wearing clothing that advertises someone else's product...indeed I go out of my way to avoid wearing clothing with writing on it.
You are in good company sir. Jock McLeod reputedly completed an OSTAR in such footwear. Having been on board his boat, Ron Glas, it is quite possible.Another low cost item of clothing I had on board that made life pleasanter was a pair of carpet slippers.
I was running a skippered charter business early 80's. Came in to harbour at the end of a weekend sail in wet windy weather and secured alongside a Scandinavian visitor. Crew all headed off home. Scandinavian crew member complimented me on my crews' matching gear and assumed we were a competitive sailing team. They all worked for the same company and were wearing their work issue PVC waterproofs.Posh kit was really becoming the norm & our skipper made the comment about how a couple of race crews had matching kit.
The biggest item in a chandlers is clothing and footwear,a mate of mine was full time in the section flogging matching storm resistant wear for the Solent.Itsindicative of were it all went wrong
And warm air heating too…Blow getting cold and wet, what you really need is a motor sailer, or a deck saloon, with inside steering, civilized boating.
Sorry to say I fell for this one, they work well in heat as well.The Breton cap is a good choice on cold sunny days if you have no hair on top.