Wind Temp. Effect and how to freeze at UL

[kenonstott]

UL felt a little cool the other day. I found a table that indicates sailing in 20 mph winds at 40 degrees the face feels like 18 degrees, and that is if your face is dry. My hands definitely felt like they were 18 degrees. Just thought the penguins would be interested. I would like to post the chart on our site but attempts to copy it here were unsuccessful. I have it in a word document if someone can tell me how to post it.

[Craig Goudie]

Hi Ken,

Email it to me and I'll put it in here somewhere.

-Craig

UL felt a little cool the other day. I found a table that indicates sailing in 20 mph winds at 40 degrees the face feels like 18 degrees, and that is if your face is dry. My hands definitely felt like they were 18 degrees. Just thought the penguins would be interested. I would like to post the chart on our site but attempts to copy it here were unsuccessful. I have it in a word document if someone can tell me how to post it.

[JimSouthwick]

Ken,

What were you wearing on your hands? These are what I use in really cold conditions, and they're great - very warm and because they have thin palms, they don't interfere too much with rig handling:

http://www.isthmussailboards.com/prodin ... =DK4400600

[Josh Shirley]

I have these gloves and they do keep your hands warm.
BUT, whenever I wear these gloves my hands become weak and my gripping muscles get very sore. My thought is the sleeve section of these gloves place a lot of pressure on my wrists and weaken my grip. The other thought is the layer of neopreme between my hand and boom doesn't allow my muscles to relax, causing them to become week.
Has anyone else had a similar effect with these gloves?

Any suggestions on other brands or styles of cold water gloves, because I would like to replace my Dakines?

[JimSouthwick]

Josh,

You're absolutely right, I think, about neoprene palms causing forearm fatigue. And that was a big problem with the OLD DaKines mittens. Fortunately, they figured that out, and the new ones have a thin, synthetic leather palm, a HUGE improvement. BTM, I would suggest ordering a relatively large size; they tend to run small.