Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations
Rick, I agree with you. The transition lenses never get dark enough, especially when in a car or when wearing a hat. Every time I go below and come back topside, the instant brightness kills me. It takes a couple of minutes for them to readjust. I should consider leaving them topside when I go below…. Jake Jake Brodersen CC 35 Mk-III Midnight Mistress Hampton VA cid:image001.png@01CE3D06.5A990940 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rick Brass Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 5:14 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations Transition lenses don’t work well in the sunny south. The pair I had never got dark enough to deal with the bright sunshine, or the glare – even though the grade of transition lens I bought was supposed to be made for that purpose.. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Alan Bergen Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 3:35 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations If you wear prescription glasses, get transition lenses with an anti-reflective coating. I've been using them for years, and they work great. Alan Bergen CC 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR image001.jpg___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations
Wow... The internet's crawling with porn and all kinds of other interesting stuff and you guys are using valuable bandwidth to discuss which sunglasses are the most 'Star Trek' ;-) My $0.02 on this. 1. There are lots of good sunglasses. 2. Expensive ones generally are better than cheap ones but a $300 pair won't make you see noticeably better than a $100 pair will. Nor will they get you laid more frequently. (Maui Jim fans will likely dispute both these assertions) 3. I use cheap glasses as well as expensive glasses. The former work ok, but the frames are often flimsy and it doesn't take long for the plastic lenses to get scratched up in a saltwater environment. I like to have at least one pair of good glasses and one or two cheap ones while afloat. 4. On a boat, non-polarised lenses are a waste of time - regardless of price. Learn to deal with the 'instrument issue' that comes with polarised lenses. 5. Your personal characteristics are important.For instance lots of people like Oakleys, but I can't wear them as they sit too close to my face and not enough air gets in behind. Then they fog up. RayBans work way better for me. (But, I usually use a pair of Oakley-style cheapos when I'm in the Caribbean and I wear them while swimming as they don't fall off in the water) Cheers Colin On 7/22/13, jtsails jtsai...@gmail.com wrote: I have tried at least a 100 different brands of sunglasses because I live in the south and have VERY light sensitive eyes! The hands-down best boating sunglasses I have ever owned were Vuarnet's with their Nautilux lens! They are polarized and have a triple gradient (darker at the top and bottom, lighter in the middle). Unfortunately for me, I now require prescription len's for good distance vision. Almost all of the prescription sunglasses that I have tried have a ton of distortion from the curved lens or they just plain suck! I have found an alternative that is working out pretty good though. If you have to have prescription sunglasses, then check out www.nyxsportsglasses.com and click on the link for prescription lens'. The corrective lens' are separate from the sunglass lens and snap in and out. You can get many different lens' of different darknesses and polarized or not. Even if you don't need the corrective lens, the glasses are pretty good and not overly expensive. James Delaney CC 38 MKII Oriental, NC - Original Message - From: Edd Schillay To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 2:21 PM Subject: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations Listers, I'm seeking recommendations for a good set of sailing sunglasses. I know Ronstan, Gill and a few others make some good polarized sets and was interested in hearing about which ones you like or dislike. I prefer something with blue lenses, polarized and has good coverage to block glare from water reflection too. And if it's something that looks like it belongs in the 23rd Century, then all the better :-) All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise CC 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website -- ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com -- Sent from my mobile device ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations
i have Gill. they are nice. one issue is it makes reading instruments difficult from some angles (ie. anything but straight ahead) From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Edd Schillay Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 3:22 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations Listers, I'm seeking recommendations for a good set of sailing sunglasses. I know Ronstan, Gill and a few others make some good polarized sets and was interested in hearing about which ones you like or dislike. I prefer something with blue lenses, polarized and has good coverage to block glare from water reflection too. And if it's something that looks like it belongs in the 23rd Century, then all the better :-) All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise CC 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/ ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations
Go to the hardware store or Walmart and get $20 sunglasses. They'll be overboard soon enough. Joe Della Barba Coquina CC 35 MK I From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Frederick G Street Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 2:24 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations Maybe you can find someone to make you polarized versions of LaForge visors... :^) Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 CC Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI On Jul 22, 2013, at 1:21 PM, Edd Schillay e...@schillay.commailto:e...@schillay.com wrote: And if it's something that looks like it belongs in the 23rd Century, then all the better :-) ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations
I rock a pair of classic ray ban wayfarers. If those aren't sailing sunglasses I don't know what are. Not quite 23rd century though, sorry. They do come in polarized versions. My polarized pair is somewhere on the bottom of the anchorage. Steve Suhana, CC 32 Toronto On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Frederick G Street f...@postaudio.netwrote: Maybe you can find someone to make you polarized versions of LaForge visors… :^) Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 CC Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI On Jul 22, 2013, at 1:21 PM, Edd Schillay e...@schillay.com wrote: And if it's something that looks like it belongs in the 23rd Century, then all the better :-) ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations
I have a set of Oakley Radar with polarized glass. Love them. Pierre Tremblay Avalanche, #54988 CC38-3 WK De : Stevan Plavsa stevanpla...@gmail.com À : cnc-list@cnc-list.com Envoyé le : lundi 22 juillet 2013 14h28 Objet : Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations I rock a pair of classic ray ban wayfarers. If those aren't sailing sunglasses I don't know what are. Not quite 23rd century though, sorry. They do come in polarized versions. My polarized pair is somewhere on the bottom of the anchorage. Steve Suhana, CC 32 Toronto On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Frederick G Street f...@postaudio.net wrote: Maybe you can find someone to make you polarized versions of LaForge visors… :^) Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 CC Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI On Jul 22, 2013, at 1:21 PM, Edd Schillay e...@schillay.com wrote: And if it's something that looks like it belongs in the 23rd Century, then all the better :-) ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/ CnC-List@cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/ CnC-List@cnc-list.com___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations
Maybe you can find someone to make you polarized versions of LaForge visors… :^) Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 CC Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI On Jul 22, 2013, at 1:21 PM, Edd Schillay e...@schillay.com wrote: And if it's something that looks like it belongs in the 23rd Century, then all the better :-) ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations
Wrong century, Fred. :-) NextGen was 24th. All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise CC 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website On Jul 22, 2013, at 2:24 PM, Frederick G Street f...@postaudio.net wrote: Maybe you can find someone to make you polarized versions of LaForge visors… :^) Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 CC Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI On Jul 22, 2013, at 1:21 PM, Edd Schillay e...@schillay.com wrote: And if it's something that looks like it belongs in the 23rd Century, then all the better :-) ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations
Okay, how about the visor from the original series episode, Is there In Truth No Beauty?: Fred Street -- MinneapolisS/VOceanis(1979 CC Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI On Jul 22, 2013, at 1:29 PM, Edd Schillay e...@schillay.com wrote:Wrong century, Fred. :-) NextGen was 24th.___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations
Geordi LaForge had a pretty cool pair in Star Trek Next Generation. Jack Brennan Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Former CC 25 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Edd Schillay Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 2:21 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations Listers, I'm seeking recommendations for a good set of sailing sunglasses. I know Ronstan, Gill and a few others make some good polarized sets and was interested in hearing about which ones you like or dislike. I prefer something with blue lenses, polarized and has good coverage to block glare from water reflection too. And if it's something that looks like it belongs in the 23rd Century, then all the better :-) All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise CC 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations
Now those look cool. All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise CC 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website On Jul 22, 2013, at 2:43 PM, Frederick G Street f...@postaudio.net wrote: Okay, how about the visor from the original series episode, Is there In Truth No Beauty?: PastedGraphic-4.tiff Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 CC Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI On Jul 22, 2013, at 1:29 PM, Edd Schillay e...@schillay.com wrote: Wrong century, Fred. :-) NextGen was 24th. ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations
Hear, hear, two overboard and two broken this year alone. The pair I had the longest were prescription, my buddy made them and put spring temples on them. Those are the kind that you have to take your hands and lead them around your ears, that part is a kind of springy semi-circle. They don't come off. I slowly destroyed them over several years. Bill Coleman CC 39 animated_favicon1 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Della Barba, Joe Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 2:26 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations Go to the hardware store or Walmart and get $20 sunglasses. They'll be overboard soon enough. Joe Della Barba Coquina CC 35 MK I From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Frederick G Street Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 2:24 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations Maybe you can find someone to make you polarized versions of LaForge visors. :^) Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 CC Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI On Jul 22, 2013, at 1:21 PM, Edd Schillay e...@schillay.com wrote: And if it's something that looks like it belongs in the 23rd Century, then all the better :-) image001.gif___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations
I found a pair of these on Block Island a month or so back -- no need to spend more, as they're going to get sat upon or go overboard soon enough… http://www.amazon.com/Body-Glove-Polarized-Sunglasses-Rubberized/dp/B001VJXU9C Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 CC Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI On Jul 22, 2013, at 1:26 PM, Della Barba, Joe joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov wrote: Go to the hardware store or Walmart and get $20 sunglasses. They’ll be overboard soon enough. Joe Della Barba Coquina CC 35 MK I ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations
If you wear prescription glasses, get transition lenses with an anti-reflective coating. I've been using them for years, and they work great. Alan Bergen CC 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations
I second Joe's recommendations (polarised, $20). OK, maybe $30. And keep in mind that _any_ polarised glasses would make reading the instruments difficult, because the LCD displays (most of them are) use polarised glass (and the polarised liquid crystal) to display the image. Btw. different polarised glasses (often times from the same vendor) have the polarisation axis at a different angle to vertical. Play with different glasses until you find a pair that you like and that makes the instruments the most visible (take your chart plotter to the store, if you can). and if nothing else works, you can always tilt your head to one side (for reading the instruments). Marek (in Ottawa).___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations
Transition lenses don’t work well in the sunny south. The pair I had never got dark enough to deal with the bright sunshine, or the glare – even though the grade of transition lens I bought was supposed to be made for that purpose.. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Alan Bergen Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 3:35 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations If you wear prescription glasses, get transition lenses with an anti-reflective coating. I've been using them for years, and they work great. Alan Bergen CC 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations
I have tried at least a 100 different brands of sunglasses because I live in the south and have VERY light sensitive eyes! The hands-down best boating sunglasses I have ever owned were Vuarnet's with their Nautilux lens! They are polarized and have a triple gradient (darker at the top and bottom, lighter in the middle). Unfortunately for me, I now require prescription len's for good distance vision. Almost all of the prescription sunglasses that I have tried have a ton of distortion from the curved lens or they just plain suck! I have found an alternative that is working out pretty good though. If you have to have prescription sunglasses, then check out www.nyxsportsglasses.com and click on the link for prescription lens'. The corrective lens' are separate from the sunglass lens and snap in and out. You can get many different lens' of different darknesses and polarized or not. Even if you don't need the corrective lens, the glasses are pretty good and not overly expensive. James Delaney CC 38 MKII Oriental, NC - Original Message - From: Edd Schillay To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 2:21 PM Subject: Stus-List Sailing Sunglasses Recommendations Listers, I'm seeking recommendations for a good set of sailing sunglasses. I know Ronstan, Gill and a few others make some good polarized sets and was interested in hearing about which ones you like or dislike. I prefer something with blue lenses, polarized and has good coverage to block glare from water reflection too. And if it's something that looks like it belongs in the 23rd Century, then all the better :-) All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise CC 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website -- ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
