I tried some winter sailing this weekend. We have snow here in Sweden now and temperatures just below freezing, but the water is still soft. The wind was around 10-15 knots so we could double trapeze without problem, but it was difficult to stay on the boat due to ice build up on the sidebars and the tramp. I took some photos to document it, as ususal....



I will probably avoid sailing in temperatures below freezing in the future, at least in higher winds, it was a bit to dangerous!!

More pictures on the link below:
http://www.webbo.dyndns.org/sailing/winter/

cheers
Hakan