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  1. MrPelicano

    Cold weather / frostbiting sailing gear - great article

    Having finally gotten around to trying a drysuit for the first time, I'm not inclined to go back to a wetsuit when the temperature falls below 45-50F and the water temperature drops into the low 40's. I mean, you can do it, but it makes for a long day on the water if you do capsize at all...
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    What Blade Bag?

    Have to cast my vote for the Intensity Sails bag as well. Quality and fit is superb, and excellent value for the money. And it definitely accommodates the longer tiller extensions, since I've got one myself. As noted above, it's adjustable for the longer sticks. Looks pretty darn cool, as well.
  3. MrPelicano

    fitness and laser sailing

    After too many years tending bow on big boats, I jumped into Lasers a couple months ago, just in time for the local Frostbite series. Even though I had been working out in the gym 4-5 days a week for nearly a year, including 3 months with a personal trainer kicking my butt, my first time in the...
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    Cold Weather gear for small, chilly female

    I've been wearing a wet suit here in LIS, the same one I wore sailing 505s in SF Bay, where it's almost always cold and miserable, even in summer. But I finally bit the bullet and purchased a Gul Shadow breathable drysuit from Pinnell & Bax, in the U.K. At first I thought it would be bulky and...
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    Halloween 2011: Blizzard. Halloween 2012: Hurricane. What's next?

    Halloween 2011: Blizzard. Halloween 2012: Hurricane. What's next?

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