"Ian Malcolm" wrote in message
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d parker wrote:

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He will already be wearing a wet suit so he shouldnt need time to change

Been caught out in a hail storm in a wetsuit? I frequently wear a wetsuit
when dinghy cruising. (Not the most comfortable sailing gear if you aren't
planning on going in, but without one, spring water temps and a little
wind chill afterwards wont give you much chance if you do go in and have
10 more miles to do till you reach shelter). I *WANT* that set of
offshore yachting foulies rolled up under the foredeck on before the 1/2"
to 1" hailstones start hitting me. Of course, we've got weather and
you've got a climate VBG

My only thought here would be to drop sails and tie them off . Climb into
the water and under the tramp for shelter. There is not much you can do at
that point except hang on.

Much of this is merely rhetoric any way. With the good forecasting services
available there is no way our intrepid sailor would be caught out as he is
only gunkholing after all. (at least I hope so)

DP