This thread may be nothing for the "spoiled" California- and Florida catsailors. (For me, it seems heaven overthere)

We, in Holland, are harassed these whole winter with a Eastern icecold Russian wind which never seems to stop.
Right now at this moment of typing, there is a roaring wind between 8 and 9 Bft; already for three days around my house (I live at the top of a dune).
It's howling 24h inside the house and gives a windchill of -15 degrees C in an outside temp. of minus 3.

So cannot sail today.

Nevertheless, I've done my share of sailing this winter when the wind dropped to around 20 knots.
I wear a summer wetsuit of 2mm, covered with a 5 mm heatshield wetsuit and finally finished with a full drysuit.
Oh yeah, and topped with a windbreaker jack.

The last layer I have to put on outside the house, because otherwise I get a heat-stowing.

Main problem though, is still the cold-protection of my hands. I'm still waiting after 35 years on the perfect solution for that. Tried everything, ended up with a very large box full of handgloves bought in the years.

Found this on internet:




Too bad that this is a shed-invention which again will not work in my practice.

Any experiences??????