----- Original Message -----
From: "Geoff Sobering" <sobering@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mark White" <Mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: FL and parts
On 11/22/05, Mark White <Mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Just wanted to thank you for getting me in touch with Ali. ...
he spent about an hour between yesterday and today
helping me.
Anytime! That was exactly my experience, too. I'm glad he was able
to help you.
Ali is a "good friend, once removed" (i.e. he's a good friend of a two
completely independent good friends of mine - the "small world
effect"I guess). It was just chance that I got him on the phone when
I ordered my wetsuit last spring, but I was very glad he answered.
Cheers,
Geoff S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Geoff Sobering" <sobering@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mark White" <Mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: FL and parts
On 11/10/05, Mark White <Mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ... do you know any websites to shop for wetsuits..
My favorites are:
http://www.fawcettboat.com/index.htm
(ask for Ali Meller if you call, he's a 505 sailor and is very helpful)
Clothing->Foul Weather Gear->Gill
and
http://www.apsltd.com/
Last spring I bought a new wetsuit (to replace a 22 year old BodyGlove
farmer-john). On Ali's advice I got the Gill lighter-weight "Short
Arm Summer Wetsuit" and a GlideSkin top to go over it on colder days.
I was a bit hesitant about the effectiveness in the near-freezing
spring water here in Wisconsin, but it worked quite well. At one
regatta I wore both pieces of neoprene with some lightweight polypro
long underwear underneath. I spent most of the day in the getup and a
few hours *in* the water recovering capsized boats (a big front came
through) and the only time I got cold was standing around on shore
between rescues.
Cheers,
Geoff S.
DN US-5156/Laser 145234/Renegade 510 (almost)
http://geoff-s.net/
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