NYCkayaker Dressing for Dry Suits

[bonnie13 at earthlink.net]

Yep, and if you're not happy sculling or rolling, there's always borrowing a friend's bow for a cooling dip (not the only reason why paddling with trusted friends is good, especially in the winter, just one of many plusses). 

Main thing is, it's a lot easier to cool yourself down if you get too warm, than to warm yourself up if you get too cold. 

It's so worth figuring it all out though, winter paddling's fun.

OK, and speaking of fun winter (well ok, late Fall) I can't resist passing on another one of my silly slideshows, this time last weekend's lunch paddle to Sheepshead Bay. This is one I'd been wanting to do since Pier 63 got shut down & I landed at Sebago. Stevie & Chalu & I finally headed out there last Saturday. It was a most excellent day! 

http://picasaweb.google.com/bonniefrogma/SheepsheadBayLunchPaddle

-----Original Message-----
>From: Steve McAllister <stevie at brooklynkayak.com>
>Sent: Dec 12, 2007 6:44 PM
>To: 
>Cc: NYC NYC Kayaker <nyckayaker at rockandwater.net>
>Subject: Re: NYCkayaker Dressing for Dry Suits
>
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>>  I do not know if a  paddler could adequately dress for water temp in a dry suit, unless they are paddling very slow and/or very fit and experienced and used to the stress and aren't exerting and overheating.
>>   
>
>
>What many of us do is dress for the water temperature and splash water 
>on our selves and/or roll to cool ourselves down.
>You'd be surprised how many layers you can wear if the outside surface 
>of you drysuit stays wet.
>
>stevie
>> -- 
>> Kayaking, as I know it, is a swimming sport, and the kayak a prosthesis to make the swimming faster, safer, warmer, and more capable in difficult conditions. Kayaks and paddles enhance our swimming ability in the same way that skis enhance our running capability on slopes covered with snow. -- Dan Segal
>>   
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