John, The coating sounds fine but I'm a big proponent of non-polarized sunglasses for sailing. I had always though it was a problem but it really came home when I was helping a friend of mine sail his C34 from Half Moon Bay back to Pier 39 SF.
Things were beginning to kick up so I went into my race crew mode and started calling the puffs. Mark was standing at the wheel all decked out in foulies, a set of SOS suspenders with harness, and wraparound dark sunglasses when he said, "How do you do that? My son can do it but I can never see the wind coming." All I had to do was ask one question. Are those sunglasses polarized? The answer was yes they were his Scott cross country ski glasses. Mystery solved. He gave up the wheel in another 10 minutes and it was a hoot coming under The Gate while it was blowing forty. Phil Agur s/v Wing Tip Secretary/Treasurer Call Sign WCW3485 IC27/270A MMSI 366901790 www.catalina27.org Vessel Doc# 1039809 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Oppenheimer Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 4:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: catalina27-talk: Sailing with anti glare coated glasses I am getting new prescription glasses and wonder about the anti glare coating. The coating is similar to the coating used on camera lenses. But, seems that this coating is hard to clean. While I'm out sailing, I sweat, get splashed, go swimming, and covered with sunscreen. I wonder if any of you sailors have gotten such glasses and have either good or bad experiences with them? John
