Hi Brian,

I decided not to go, the weather dipped into the 40s and the water
temp was about 40 or less. I saw something about the rule of 100,
basically you add the water and air temp together and if it's over
100, you can go (in a wetsuit). The wetsuit I have is a bit thicker
than a 4/3, and it's very warm! However, I don't want to push it
either...I'll post next time I go. I see outside my work window it's
snowing here in CT. I'm not too happy about that but hopefully the
good weather (and wind) will return shortly. Till then

-Tom

--- In bw_windsurfing@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Collis" <collisba@h...>
wrote:
> Hi Tom,
>
> I've been one of those sailors that you see out in January.. Winter
sailing
> is usually the best time of year for wind here in the Chesapeake
area. The
> guy you saw out a couple of weeks ago was probably wearing a
steamer or a
> drysuit. If not, I'm hoping that he was an advanced enough sailor
to handle
> anything that came along. If the wind was onshore and there was no
current
> or tide, he may have been in the same position that you are.
>
> 50's to 60's, with water temps in the 50's wouldn't be bad, as long
as you
> don't end up spending lots of time in the water. When the temps are
that
> high, I tend to use chemical gloves instead of standard gloves..
they're
> really more for keeping the wind off your hands, but are thin
enough to
> avoid burning out your arms.
>
> If you're on a floaty board, that's even better, because you don't
have to
> worry about sinking or waterstarting after a crash.
>
> Let us know how it works out,
>
> Brian
>