I HATE wetsuits. I feel like 200 pounds of fat stuffed into a 60 pound bag....

My dry bib has socks and keeps me 100% dry. This makes launching off the beach and anchoring (and sitting on a wet boat) totally dry and comfratable. It's more about the dryness than the warmth.

On a real cold day (by my standards - 55%) i will wear fleece pants underneath (think thermal underwear) but normally I just wear a regular bathing suit


Originally Posted by northsea junkie
Originally Posted by MN3
water is around 60 currently here in the tampa/gulf area.
not bad but I purchased dry bibs a few years ago. makes sailing much more enjoyable for me in the winter



I understand that you want to protect your suit underneath with a separate exterior layer. But if you are wearing a modern frontzip wetsuit, you stay abolutely dry inside your wetsuit with catsailing. So, normal sailing trousers above that, would also do the trick i.m.h.o.

But what suit are you wearing exactly underneath?