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05-04-2011, 19:50
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cruiser
Join Date: May 2010
Location: SF Bay Area; Former Annapolis and MA Liveaboard.
Boat: Looking and saving for my next...mid-atlantic coast
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Do You Wear Pants?
the question is clear and well formed, and as mature as a monkey could bring himself to ask:
Do you prefer to wear pants when sailing, or do you prefer shorts?
Or do you wear swimsuit?
Do you wear nothing at all?
Extra credit: Whats your style?
Do you dress in bright pastel colours, monogrammed sports shirts, ray bans with choker and look like something out of an ASA sailing sckool, or do you wear a beat up St Pauli Girl Beer T-shirt, and jeans with paint stains on them?
Please also give some reasons for your choices.
For example:
Pants - less sunburn; protection from dings and scratches, and bugs.
Shorts - cooler; less likely to get caught on something or drag me deep sixing.
Good luck
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05-04-2011, 20:07
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Alaska
Boat: Beneteau 41S5
Posts: 111
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Re: Do you wear pants?
"Meetings - Because individually we're nowhere as dumb as we are collectively."
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05-04-2011, 20:19
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 516
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Re: Do you wear pants?
Blue Jeans and a Tee-shirt.
Why, that's what I always wear everywhere. I am retired
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05-04-2011, 20:23
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cruiser
Join Date: May 2010
Location: SF Bay Area; Former Annapolis and MA Liveaboard.
Boat: Looking and saving for my next...mid-atlantic coast
Posts: 6,197
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Re: Do you wear pants?
redcobra - awesome: a true Ch. bay sailor!
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05-04-2011, 20:37
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Vancouver, BC & Seattle, WA
Posts: 635
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Re: Do you wear pants?
A redneck surfers uniform - T-Shirt & Board Shorts w/ a Koozie carabiner lashed to my leash ring.
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05-04-2011, 20:39
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Moderator Emeritus

Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Gabriola Island & Victoria, British Columbia
Boat: Cooper 416 Honeysuckle
Posts: 6,933
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Re: Do you wear pants?
Depends on the time of year. Winter I dress warm, often wearing a survival suit. Spring and fall I begin the peel and summer it's shorts and a tee. I have a peaked cap with fabric down the neck that deals with sunburn (top of head and nose being my danger zones) and bugs aren't a problem on the waters around here but the water never gets really warm so it takes a good summer day to get down to shorts and tee.
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05-04-2011, 20:46
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Moderator... short for Cat Wrangler

Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: San Francisco
Boat: Cal 28 Flush Deck
Posts: 5,559
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Re: Do you wear pants?
Toy Story Base Ball Cap, RayBans on a chub
The rest depends on the day.
Leggings with jeans over on the bottom, Tshirt/turtleneck under polarfleece jersey and a parka on the top, so I can strip down or bundle up as needed. It would have to be REALLY REALLY warm to be down to a swimsuit on the San Francisco Bay. Especially in the summer.
Occasionally it might be warm enough to pare back to shorts in the fall. Onna really nice day.
Most of my clothes come from thrift stores so they are usually functional, but not prime examples of sartorial splendour...
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05-04-2011, 20:53
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Houston
Boat: ‘01 Catana 401
Posts: 9,627
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Re: Do you wear pants?
In three days the most pressing question of my day will be ?am I going to wear pants today?
but for the most part, our cruising grounds will be shorts......too hot for pants.
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05-04-2011, 20:54
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 6,185
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Re: Do you wear pants?
Dickies shorts, which go past the knee and keep the sun from hitting any of the horizontal surfaces. They look good off the boat too.
15" Multi-Use Pocket Work Short | Men's Shorts | Dickies.com
My pair of Quicksilver stretchy board shorts if I'm planning on getting wet.
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05-04-2011, 20:55
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cruiser
Join Date: May 2010
Location: SF Bay Area; Former Annapolis and MA Liveaboard.
Boat: Looking and saving for my next...mid-atlantic coast
Posts: 6,197
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Re: Do you wear pants?
This thread, which i started with some humour in mind, actually is becoming quite educational and providing great advise and thoughts to SaltyMonkey.
Thank you redcobra, Aussiesuede, hummingway, rebel, Sailmonkey, and sarafina.
btw sarafina, love the Toy Story hat! Great choice!
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05-04-2011, 20:56
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cruiser
Join Date: May 2010
Location: SF Bay Area; Former Annapolis and MA Liveaboard.
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Re: Do you wear pants?
rebel heart - nice choice. I thought about these, but I feel rather strange wearing them at the store. Maybe a bit yougsta-rapp for my age.
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05-04-2011, 20:58
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Registered User

Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Florida/Alberta
Boat: Lippincott 30
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Re: Do you wear pants?
I just about spit my coffee at my screen reading the headline.
Reason?
Must off had my head in the gutter, as I was sure it read, "Do you wear panties?"
Thought I was on the wrong forum for a second.
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05-04-2011, 20:59
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 6,185
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Re: Do you wear pants?
Quote:
Originally Posted by SaltyMonkey
rebel heart - nice choice. I thought about these, but I feel rather strange wearing them at the store. Maybe a bit yougsta-rapp for my age.
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Here in Southern California everyone wears them, especially in the summer time. A lot of folks wear dickies pants on the waterfront doing their jobs so the shorts don't really seem to out of place.
Just make sure you don't tuck your shirt in and you'll look good.
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05-04-2011, 21:16
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cruiser
Join Date: May 2010
Location: SF Bay Area; Former Annapolis and MA Liveaboard.
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Re: Do you wear pants?
Wow those are nice pants tooo Doodles, and more my old cranky monkey style...although I like the dickies from Rebel H.! at least, with the railRiders, I can get into a nice restaurant without changing
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