Hi Fred,
It's too bad you sailed with inferior wool
products. The good stuff does not stink. The
"new" (and expensive) miracle fibre in the athletic world is Merino.
Polarfleece is a brand name for fabric made of
polyethylene terephthalate. It is hydrophobic, so
it wicks moisture (away from the body). If it
gets saturated because the moisture gets trapped
by the outer garment (oilskins) then you will get
cold because it doesn't have the "warmth when
wet" properties off wool. It takes many hours for
this to happen. I used to have micro fibre
undergarments but I find they smell bad after
awhile because there is no antibacterial
properties to it, they're okay for day races. But
I do use a micro fibre thin socks under my big
woollies, stinky feet is no big deal eh.
I learned that micro fibres have been accepted as a suitable for Vegans. Cute.
My kit contains too many wooly items to list but
my favourites are a cashmere vest under a Faire
Isle sweater with an Angora (rabbit) neck gaiter.
I'm often too warm except on the late night
watches. Half our crew are wool converts... the
other half complain about the cold.
Bear in mind, I live in a rain forest and we have
winter series followed by overnight races in the
spring, where the sea temperature is seldom above
50 degrees F. Did I mention ski googles for when
snow & sleet is coming in sideways?
In the spirit of full disclosure, the Admiral is
a fibre artist who works mostly with natural
products. Probably the warmest fibre on earth
qiviut, the underdown of the Arctic musk-ox, @
$135+ per ounce. I'm sure you can guess how I know this. :)
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
At 07:15 AM 11/11/2013, you wrote:
Stugeron for seasickness, and lots of warm
fleece for before you cross the Gulf Stream (get
a good Polarfleece hat, maybe a neck gaiter and
a really good pair of waterproof gloves); and
absolutely NO clothing made of
cotton! Everythings going to get wet with salt
spray at some point, and cotton never dries out
once its been wet with seawater. Then it
starts to stink
And I would take some issue
with the suggestion to take wool; in my opinion,
good Polarfleece is warmer (especially when
wet), lighter and more compact to pack, dries
MUCH more quickly, and doesnt smell like wet sheep when it gets wet.
A Ziploc stuffed full of those miniature
Herseys chocolate bars (or insert your favorite
here) is nice to have along; stick a few in the
pocket of your foulies before you go on deck for a cold night watch.
You should be able to get all your foul-weather
gear and some fleece into a medium-sized duffle
bag; then a backpack for all the other clothes
and stuff. Also, pack a lot of your stuff in
large plastic bags, as Ive had things get wet
(even in more or less waterproof duffle bags
the zippers leak
) after being stowed in strange locations aboard
And be sure to have a really good (waterproof)
headlight with both red and white LEDs, and a
decent stock of batteries for it. Something
like this:
<http://www.rei.com/product/850679/princeton-tec-vizz-headlamp>http://www.rei.com/product/850679/princeton-tec-vizz-headlamp
Youll probably want headphones and a music
source of some sort; also consider well-fitted
earplugs for sleeping, so long as they dont
keep you from getting called on deck if needed.
A good inflatable PFD with harness, and a
high-quality tether are a necessity. Make sure
you have a small strobe attached inside the PFDs cover.
I usually will take a super-light nylon stuff
sack to be used as a laundry bag to put wet or
used-up clothes in:
<http://www.granitegearstore.com/Toughsacks-P73C51.aspx>http://www.granitegearstore.com/Toughsacks-P73C51.aspx.
Something like this stuffed with some fleece
also makes a good pillow. And I pack a travel
towel like this:
<http://www.rei.com/product/830600/packtowl-ultralite-towel>http://www.rei.com/product/830600/packtowl-ultralite-towel;
they dont take much space, and dry quickly.
Basically, dont take anything that you wont
want to get wet, especially with seawater.
Have a great trip!
Fred Street -- Minneapolis
S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^(
On Nov 10, 2013, at 12:06 PM, OldSteveH
<<mailto:oldste...@sympatico.ca>oldste...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
I'm sailing from Lunenburg NS to Antigua, leaving Sat Nov 16. 9 to 12 days,
about 1,600 nm.
This is with Derek Hatfield aboard the Volvo 60 - former Amer Sports One.
Some friends and I did a Lunenburg to Bermuda trip with Derek in 2012.
So on this subject I have never done a longer single passage like this one.
Is there any advice from the group, what to bring along, what not to bother
bringing?
I have the basic stuff/list already but would appreciate any insights.
Thanks!
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