So, went out sailing on Sat, air temp 55, water temp 38. Drysuit with a layer of poly long underwear and a fleece top, winter sailing gloves, sneakers of the drysuit booties.

I was comfortable for the most part, aside from the spray on my face was cold. Feet and hands were fine.

My question is if I fell in how safe do you think a dry suit would be if you were in the water for more than a minute or two? Would a wetsuit be better?

I think a 5/4 wetsuit and spray top and bottom would be safer and allow for more margin or error. I've worn my 5/4 wetsuit out for an hour to two in the winter surfing, so I know that although you are cold when you get out, you arent going to die if you spend more than a few minutes in the water.

The dry suit was nice, but I was worried that if I got separated from the boat or we capsized for longer than a few minutes, that I would be in trouble.

Would a couple more layers of fleece add more protection?

So, wet or dry suit?