What Fred said is worth reading a second time. Plus, don't forget that it's only going to be cold until you cross the stream - about 2 days (or less) in that boat. Then you'll want sunscreen, hats, coolmax shirts and shorts.
Safe travels... Cheers, Colin On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Frederick G Street <[email protected]>wrote: > Stugeron for seasickness, and lots of warm fleece for before you cross the > Gulf Stream (get a good Polarfleece hat, maybe a neck gaiter and a really > good pair of waterproof gloves); and absolutely NO clothing made of cotton! > Everything’s going to get wet with salt spray at some point, and cotton > never dries out once it’s been wet with seawater. Then it starts to stink… > And I would take some issue with the suggestion to take wool; in my > opinion, good Polarfleece is warmer (especially when wet), lighter and more > compact to pack, dries MUCH more quickly, and doesn’t smell like wet sheep > when it gets wet. > > A Ziploc stuffed full of those miniature Hersey’s chocolate bars (or > insert your favorite here) is nice to have along; stick a few in the pocket > of your foulies before you go on deck for a cold night watch. > > You should be able to get all your foul-weather gear and some fleece into > a medium-sized duffle bag; then a backpack for all the other clothes and > stuff. Also, pack a lot of your stuff in large plastic bags, as I’ve had > things get wet (even in more or less waterproof duffle bags — the zippers > leak…) after being stowed in strange locations aboard… > > And be sure to have a really good (waterproof) headlight with both red and > white LEDs, and a decent stock of batteries for it. Something like this: > http://www.rei.com/product/850679/princeton-tec-vizz-headlamp > > You’ll probably want headphones and a music source of some sort; also > consider well-fitted earplugs for sleeping, so long as they don’t keep you > from getting called on deck if needed. > > A good inflatable PFD with harness, and a high-quality tether are a > necessity. Make sure you have a small strobe attached inside the PFD’s > cover. > > I usually will take a super-light nylon stuff sack to be used as a laundry > bag to put wet or used-up clothes in: > http://www.granitegearstore.com/Toughsacks-P73C51.aspx. Something like > this stuffed with some fleece also makes a good pillow. And I pack a > travel towel like this: > http://www.rei.com/product/830600/packtowl-ultralite-towel; they don’t > take much space, and dry quickly. > > Basically, don’t take anything that you won’t want to get wet, especially > with seawater. > > Have a great trip! > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Nov 10, 2013, at 12:06 PM, OldSteveH <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm sailing from Lunenburg NS to Antigua, leaving Sat Nov 16. 9 to 12 > days, > about 1,600 nm. > This is with Derek Hatfield aboard the Volvo 60 - former Amer Sports One. > Some friends and I did a Lunenburg to Bermuda trip with Derek in 2012. > > So on this subject I have never done a longer single passage like this one. > Is there any advice from the group, what to bring along, what not to bother > bringing? > I have the basic stuff/list already but would appreciate any insights. > Thanks! > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > >
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