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Fatal Sailing Accident - with question

dickvanhooser
 

Back in April, I wan not involved in sailing so maybe you guys have seen this but I have a question about it so here is a link to it . Read the letter from Bryan Chong - it's an eye-opener.

My question is this: Why is it important to avoid cotton clothing?

Everything else he said fit in with what I had learned in the past but this was a surprise to me.

I should clarify about not being involved in sailing. During the 70s and 80s I was an avid sailor, owned several boats, sailed Lake Travis, the gulf, and bays. Then a series of injuries and circumstances took me away from sailing. A couple years ago I got a new knee and lost 60 lbs and now we have just bought two boats; an S2 27 and a Rhodes 19. Just so you can tell I'm not a total beginner.

Dick
 

As an Assistant Scout Master and camper -i was always taught Cotton Kills....especially when in cold weather or water. eg, when wool gets wet it at least retains heat.

When my son and his scout troop go cold weather camping we always wear poly wicking layers next to skin and layer on top other clothes - never have any chill problems.

i had read the thread about the Farallones race but don't recall any mention of cotton.

--- In s227classassociation@..., "dickvanhooser" <dick@...> wrote:

Back in April, I wan not involved in sailing so maybe you guys have seen this but I have a question about it so here is a link to it . Read the letter from Bryan Chong - it's an eye-opener.

My question is this: Why is it important to avoid cotton clothing?

Everything else he said fit in with what I had learned in the past but this was a surprise to me.

I should clarify about not being involved in sailing. During the 70s and 80s I was an avid sailor, owned several boats, sailed Lake Travis, the gulf, and bays. Then a series of injuries and circumstances took me away from sailing. A couple years ago I got a new knee and lost 60 lbs and now we have just bought two boats; an S2 27 and a Rhodes 19. Just so you can tell I'm not a total beginner.

Dick
Mark Swart
 

I've never heard this but I guess it makes sense. When I singlehand frostbite, I'm usually wearing polypro just because it retains heat better. Gore tex on top of that if necessary. Also, an afternoon of frostbiting is easy enough to manage risk even if you are wearing cotton... if you get cold just go back to the dock, right?

From: s227classassociation
To: s227classassociation@...
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 11:36 AM
Subject: [s227classassociation] Re: Fatal Sailing Accident - with question
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As an Assistant Scout Master and camper -i was always taught Cotton Kills....especially when in cold weather or water. eg, when wool gets wet it at least retains heat.

When my son and his scout troop go cold weather camping we always wear poly wicking layers next to skin and layer on top other clothes - never have any chill problems.

i had read the thread about the Farallones race but don't recall any mention of cotton.

--- In mailto:s227classassociation%40yahoogroups.com, "dickvanhooser" wrote:
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> Back in April, I wan not involved in sailing so maybe you guys have seen this but I have a question about it so here is a link to it http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showtopic=134291 . Read the letter from Bryan Chong - it's an eye-opener.
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> My question is this: Why is it important to avoid cotton clothing?
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> Everything else he said fit in with what I had learned in the past but this was a surprise to me.
>
> I should clarify about not being involved in sailing. During the 70s and 80s I was an avid sailor, owned several boats, sailed Lake Travis, the gulf, and bays. Then a series of injuries and circumstances took me away from sailing. A couple years ago I got a new knee and lost 60 lbs and now we have just bought two boats; an S2 27 and a Rhodes 19. Just so you can tell I'm not a total beginner.
>
> Dick
>
dickvanhooser
 

Thanks for the response, guys. I guess in Texas we don't get enough really cold conditions for some of that knowledge to become an issue.

Dick

--- In s227classassociation@..., Mark Swart <mark_swart@...> wrote:

I've never heard this but I guess it makes sense. When I singlehand frostbite, I'm usually wearing polypro just because it retains heat better. Gore tex on top of that if necessary. Also, an afternoon of frostbiting is easy enough to manage risk even if you are wearing cotton... if you get cold just go back to the dock, right?


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From: s227classassociation <rperret@...>
To: s227classassociation@...
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 11:36 AM
Subject: [s227classassociation] Re: Fatal Sailing Accident - with question

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As an Assistant Scout Master and camper -i was always taught Cotton Kills....especially when in cold weather or water. eg, when wool gets wet it at least retains heat.

When my son and his scout troop go cold weather camping we always wear poly wicking layers next to skin and layer on top other clothes - never have any chill problems.

i had read the thread about the Farallones race but don't recall any mention of cotton.

--- In mailto:s227classassociation%40yahoogroups.com, "dickvanhooser" <dick@> wrote:

Back in April, I wan not involved in sailing so maybe you guys have seen this but I have a question about it so here is a link to it . Read the letter from Bryan Chong - it's an eye-opener.

My question is this: Why is it important to avoid cotton clothing?

Everything else he said fit in with what I had learned in the past but this was a surprise to me.

I should clarify about not being involved in sailing. During the 70s and 80s I was an avid sailor, owned several boats, sailed Lake Travis, the gulf, and bays. Then a series of injuries and circumstances took me away from sailing. A couple years ago I got a new knee and lost 60 lbs and now we have just bought two boats; an S2 27 and a Rhodes 19. Just so you can tell I'm not a total beginner.

Dick

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