I had an $80 pair of polarized glasses after a few months they started getting white spots on them even with the lifetime guarantee I cannot find their address. These were good but when I went to the local gas station I bought cheap non-polarized glasses that seemed to me to work better than the expensive pair. although I have also owned Vuarnet and Ray Ban's both were excellent but as I said before "Ploop" is a very disturbing sound when you pay that kind of price. I can see you point though after all conditions always change and we are all different.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: catalina27-talk: Sailing with anti glare coated glassesDate: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:30:06 -0700 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Agur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ,> > The coating sounds fine but I'm a big proponent of non-polarized sunglasses> for sailing. Now here's an interesting point of discussion. I'm guessing that , as in most of our experiences, that location and water type are likely to be different, causing different results. And will dictate the type of sunglasses used. I'm curious as to the variables others may face.. Time of day (sun position), Course (into the sun or down sun), Sky conditions (clouds or sun), Surface conditions (calm or chop). Here's the common condition on the Columbia River, in the Summer.. Afternoon, heading to sun (going to weather), Sunny, rippled surface.. Polarized glasses will .. Reduce surface sun reflection a great deal... Allowing the sighting of Puffs (and wind shifts)... that would be totally lost in the glare of the afternoon sun. Since most races and day sailing is done in the afternoon, during a sunny day, the Polarized sunglasses or prescriptions are preferred.. On cloudy/bright days.. Non-polarized are used.. Any experiences to share ? UW Ralph Ahseln "Oblio" Gresham OR _________________________________________________________________ Missed the show? Watch videos of the Live Earth Concert on MSN. http://liveearth.msn.com
