Clothing for a transatlantic passage

[LittleWing77]

Spot!

How the hell are ya?

Of COURSE you have a wool sweater! We Northerners know what it's like to be truly cold. (Ask me about sailing in the North Atlantic in February or delivering a boat South from the Atlantic Seaboard to Tortola also in February...)

What was I thinking?
LittleWing77

[LittleWing77]

Originally Posted by goboatingnow

By the way the only people in Ireland that wear Aran wool are American tourists. Irish people would only be seen dead in it.

As for a sea rug, I still can’t stop laughing

Always nice to.hear from you, GBN. You're always so helpful and inclusive!

[LittleWing77]

Originally Posted by El Pinguino

That's a cravat. I miss my cravat.....

Ooo! A cravat!

I'm trying to picture Ping in the wheelhouse of a very large ship in his cravat... or even better, on the Clubhouse lawn with our G&Ts...!

You and me, Ping

(But after exams)
LittleWing77

I need a scarf today. It's bloody freezing in Toronto this morning!

[boatman61]

Well, you guys go your way and I will stick with my base layer cotton and wool jumpers on top.. and my favourite winter sailing top is my sheepskin bomber jacket which kept me toasty warm on many winter sails around the UK.
GBN and others are not the only ones who have sailed over 50N in winter.
As for the OP, the temp drops suddenly just before sunset then goes up again a bit after 2000hrs to balance out, later below 40N, the coldest feeling times will be between 0300 and 0500 when your body clock is out of whack.
Individuals cope with heat and cold differently so what's good for one is not so great for someone else.
I wear socks, boots, long sleeved shirts and trousers in the Caribe, most others wear shorts, T shirts and flip flops.. then bitch about mozzies..

[sck5]

You never know what weather you will get. I sailed from Bordeaux to Tenerife in January and we all thought it was going to be a real man against nature passage. Instead, the wind died on day 2 and we motored all the way to Lisbon in nice warmish weather. ("Warmish" for me is in the 60's)

[flightlead404]

I recently purchased some Spec Amphibian eyewear for kiting.

They were invaluable in a hellacious rainstorm a couple of weeks ago.

[Spot]

Originally Posted by LittleWing77

Spot!

How the hell are ya?

Of COURSE you have a wool sweater! We Northerners know what it's like to be truly cold. (Ask me about sailing in the North Atlantic in February or delivering a boat South from the Atlantic Seaboard to Tortola also in February...)

What was I thinking?
LittleWing77

Doing good, thanks. And you? They are actually starting to talk about ice-out here on the weather forecasting pages. Boat is still covered as it has been snow and rain every few days. Finding this thread relevant both for Ping's fashion tips and layering for weather. I hope to do more overnights and such on the boat so what is on board for clothes will become more important than the stuff for daysailing.

[garyfdl]

Originally Posted by LittleWing77

NO COTTON

I'm also in the 'NO COTTON' camp.

(In the interest of fair disclosure I have no off-shore experience (in small vessels) compared to others on this forum. But I do have extensive outdoor cold weather experience, as well as a few Lake Michigan crossings under my belt )

But unless you have a foolproof way of getting warm and thoroughly drying your cotton clothing out, I'd avoid it under weigh. This isn't 1960. There are plenty of hi-tech fabrics that are more suitable, and are quicker to dry than cotton.


As to cravats and ascots: my understanding is that the cravat is more scarf-like and worn around the collar, outside the shirt, similar to a neck tie. Ascots, on the other hand, are worn beneath the shirt.

I have a few ascots and wear them in lieu of a necktie if appropriate. I'm of Welsh ancestry and the men in our family have necks like bulls, so stylish neckties, that actually fit, are difficult to find . (I also have to have my dress shirts tailored, or custom made. )

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by LittleWing77

Always nice to.hear from you, GBN. You're always so helpful and inclusive!

I try , I try

[goboatingnow]

I think sometimes people forget the “ brief “ handed down by the OP.

This is a relatively big boat , well equipped sailing in mid latitudes.

There’s no reason to get any base layers wet. In most cases people with wet base layers change them irrespective of what material they are , wet underclothes whether cotton , poly or wool are uncomfortable.

We are not in a canoe here.

You go below change into dry things , get some shut eye etc. If you have the water , hot showers etc. We’re well past slumming it here.

Plenty of dry weather can be expected to small your “ smalls” and have nice air dried underclothes.

With good bad weather gear it’s unlikely you will be wet through and unlikely to remain wet for too long.

Hence all this survival type clothing advice is rather misplaced , ascots not withstanding

[garyfdl]

Originally Posted by goboatingnow

Hence all this survival type clothing advice is rather misplaced , ascots not withstanding

Prepare for the worst; hope for the best.

[LittleWing77]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Well, you guys go your way and I will stick with mine...

What sort of world would it be if Boatie wasn't going his own way?

In fact, we DEPEND on it.

LittleWing77

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by LittleWing77

What sort of world would it be if Boatie wasn't going his own way?

In fact, we DEPEND on it.

LittleWing77

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by garyfdl

Prepare for the worst; hope for the best.

Prepare for a range of reasonable possibilities not necessarily the worst , because typically we don’t predict the “ worst “ well anyway.

[garyfdl]

Originally Posted by goboatingnow

Prepare for a range of reasonable possibilities not necessarily the worst , because typically we don’t predict the “ worst “ well anyway.

Split hairs much?

You do you; I'll do me.