Re: [Paddlewise] wet (sprayskirts)

Doug:

Thanks for the investigation!

I've just written Brooks about a randed neoprene with zipper.  I really
want neoprene (because the nylon sprayskirt I use now really leaks in
waves), but it is hot here.  The zipper, if really waterproof, offers an
excellent way to air out, or even unzip in calm conditions.

Anybody know if other companies offer zippered neoprene sprayskirts?


At 05:20 01/06/00 , Doug Lloyd wrote:

>The other brooks product, the zippered touring skirt, from what I could
>tell by tactile means, shows some promise. It appears to be well made,
>with a fully waterproof zipper that easily slides up and down. I'm not
>sure how stiff it would feel against one's belly (the zipper faces
>outward, but may present the abdominal area with a feeling of resistance
>where it takes a natural bend up to the top of the skirt). It opens
>fully enough to allow entry and exit without having to undo the skirt
>off the coaming. One could easily access stuff from the cockpit
>(waterbottle, jacket).
>
>>From what I could get out of the dealer, the zippered model only comes
>with the regular hemmed bungie, but one could knot the bungie a bit
>tighter I suppose. Brooks is pretty good about custom stuff, so perhaps
>they would put the zipper in their better randed skirt. In either case,
>what interests me is the potential of a zippered skirt for reentry and
>roll and/or cowboy self-rescues. Reattachment of my current skirt is the
>biggest impediment to effective R&R's right now, in terms of full
>completion of the rescue. I can hear that cash register going ka-ching
>already! :-)



Josh
(who is going paddling tomorrow again.  Water temp. is 24 degrees celsius)

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