The heat of the sun...

[denby]

Originally Posted by Stillraining

Here ya go...You will find most flats fishermen wear something of this nature..

Cabela's -- Columbia® Bahama™ II Shirts


Denby: Anytime you need an extra hand aboard just let me know...

Still,

I think the girls can handle it quite well. but thanks for the offer.

[Stillraining]

Originally Posted by denby

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Still,

I think the girls can handle it quite well. but thanks for the offer.

Hee Hee...Oh you are the funny one...Got Me...didnt ya...

Lets see....how would tdw put it.....Oh ya.....Bugger off will ya...

[Rockter]

When you are sailing, be especially careful of the backs of the hands. They get fried. Wear gloves.

[sailingdog]

Columbia makes a like called the UPF line, and the clothes are lightweight synthetics and have a SPF factor of 30+. Well worth looking into. The long sleeve shirts have tabs so that you can roll up the sleeves and have them stay rolled up. Also, the upper half of the back is dual layer construction with a large vented area in the back, which makes the shirts fairly comfortable.

Be aware that while clothes may have a high sun blocking effect, most of that disappears when the clothing gets wet. A wet cotton shirt is basically UV transparent.

As for hats, I like the Tilley Hats... Broad brim, with a green underside to help cut glare.

BTW, columbia also makes pants out of the UPF materials...which are lightweight enough to wear on even brutally hot days.

[Freesail99]

Shirts with collars ..you could be out in the middle of nowhere looking like you were waiting for the bus !

I have read that 3 times and still have no idea what that means.

[merlin2375]

Thanks guys for the help. Seems like long sleeves is the way to go. Clothing with an SPF rating is also very interested.

Anyone have an idea of a good hat that breathes? I've been wearing baseball caps but you sweat a lot with a good old cotton hat

Where do you usually buy your clothing?

[Zanshin]

Tilley hats are unbeatable. I also have a couple of French Foreign Legion type hats that work well, too. Those are the ones with a bill like a baseball cap but with a long "curtain" in the back that keeps the sun off your neck.

[Freesail99]

While it is not a Tilley, you wouldn't lose sleep if it went over board. The Boonie Hat.

[ericsmith3d]

I have a Tilley and I don't lose sleep if it goes over board, just time. I always go back for it (they have flotation built into the top)--good excuse for a spontaneous MOB drill.

[fullkeel7]

I still would recommend a hat that would cover the back of the neck as well as the ears.(flap) The Columbia does that and is light weight and vented.

And of course, sailing hats should probably have a strap...sailed with one owner that said "the only hats we go back for is the ones that have HEADS in them"!

Bob