This past weekend I was freezing while walking around Boston harbor. Very cold gusty winds. But there near the New England aquarium were several boats racing!!! Most seemed to have 4-6 crew members. Due to the conditions??? All were sailing with only their mainsails. Sometimes I feel tough sailing in winter in Florida but I now know that I'm a wimp compared to Boston's sailboat racers. They have set a new standard of toughness!!!! At least for me.
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Frost Biters
I read an article about guys like this in Portland Maine a year or so ago. They called themselves Frost Biters. Very appropriate!
I read an article about guys like this in Portland Maine a year or so ago. They called themselves Frost Biters. Very appropriate!
there's also a bunch of nuts in newport.
i understand they race laser's there all winter.its one thing to race keel boats. but tippy laser's. you gotta be just a little bit certifiable. QuePasa?
i understand they race laser's there all winter.its one thing to race keel boats. but tippy laser's. you gotta be just a little bit certifiable. QuePasa?
Barrington, RI...
...has a fleet of "Frost Biters" that sail Sunfish in the Warren River on Sundays (in wet suits, of course).
...has a fleet of "Frost Biters" that sail Sunfish in the Warren River on Sundays (in wet suits, of course).
cold weather
Think it's a lot to do with what you are used to, I normally work outside year round, and in the winter, after being out all day in 10 to 20 degree windy weather, I walk in the house and the first thing I do is turn the heat down to about 55, kick my boots off, hang my jacket up and read a book, my girl, works inside all day long, and comes home, cranks the heat, grabs big fuzzy bunny style slippers, throws on her housecoat and grabs a blanket, I normally head out to the garage shortly after she gets home because it's too warm. One winter most of my crew were from florida, the michigan part of the crew are out there working in denims and jersey gloves, and the florida guys are all dressed up in snowmobile suits wrapped up so heavy they were looking like very fat eskimos. best trick for keeping warm is eat bland foods with a lot of fat, and take a motrin or asperin a short while before heading out. Best trick for cooling off is to drink some franks red-hot hotsauce, cools you off quick if your belly can handle it. stay away from it in the winter though because you will freeze, I go through a large bottle a week in the summer. I used to be the first one out on the lakes up here, as soon as the ice was gone and the sun shining, getting older and found I stiffen up too much when I get dunked in cold water anymore, so I wait till we've had a few good warm days before I hit the water now. ken.
Think it's a lot to do with what you are used to, I normally work outside year round, and in the winter, after being out all day in 10 to 20 degree windy weather, I walk in the house and the first thing I do is turn the heat down to about 55, kick my boots off, hang my jacket up and read a book, my girl, works inside all day long, and comes home, cranks the heat, grabs big fuzzy bunny style slippers, throws on her housecoat and grabs a blanket, I normally head out to the garage shortly after she gets home because it's too warm. One winter most of my crew were from florida, the michigan part of the crew are out there working in denims and jersey gloves, and the florida guys are all dressed up in snowmobile suits wrapped up so heavy they were looking like very fat eskimos. best trick for keeping warm is eat bland foods with a lot of fat, and take a motrin or asperin a short while before heading out. Best trick for cooling off is to drink some franks red-hot hotsauce, cools you off quick if your belly can handle it. stay away from it in the winter though because you will freeze, I go through a large bottle a week in the summer. I used to be the first one out on the lakes up here, as soon as the ice was gone and the sun shining, getting older and found I stiffen up too much when I get dunked in cold water anymore, so I wait till we've had a few good warm days before I hit the water now. ken.
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