Posted: Oct 08, 2015 - 11:40 AM
Yesterday we took both the 5.7 & 5.0 out for nearly 3 hours.
Air Temp 16C (61F), water 15C (59F).
Bright sunny day, weather buoy 15 miles away showed NNW 16kts, gusting 20. From that direction it blasts over some small hills & valleys, giving some localized gusts quite a bit stronger.
I wore a 3mm farmer john, with a 3mm longsleeve wetsuit jacket. I also had an unlined windbreaker. Bare feet & hands. After the first hour I was sweaty, could have done with either the long sleeve jacket, or windbreaker, both was overkill.
My buddy was using the same setup, with addition of socks. He splashed it, not once, or twice, but four freaking times,(claimed he was overheating).
He got pretty good at solo righting the 5.0. His first swim was only 10 minutes into the day, (leaving main cleated while crossing tramp to clear a rudder of weeds), so he was in a wet wetsuit the entire 3 hours.
He said he was never cold, in fact we both had to do some wading to put the boats to bed, then had a dock beer before changing. Neither of us are endowed with much natural insulation.
I think using both pieces of the wetsuit is a good idea, just in case you go swimming, or have an equipment failure that results in waiting a number of hours for rescue.
For the OP conditions, a farmer john, with longsleeve top in a 3/3, or 4/3 should be plenty. With water in the 70's, I never bring out the booties.
For the kids look on Craiglist. Lots of people try scuba, get all the gear, then give it up. Ditto for kitesurfing etc.
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Hobie 18 Magnum
Dart 15
Mystere 6.0XL Sold Was a handful solo
Nacra 5.7
Nacra 5.0
Bombardier Invitation (Now officially DEAD)
Various other Dock cluttering WaterCrap
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