On Mon, 05 May 2008 11:32:56 -0400, Martin Baxter
wrote:

Richard Casady wrote:
On Mon, 05 May 2008 06:18:30 -0400, wrote:

We have a problem sailing here in the off season. The water gets too hard...

People do sail on ice. At speeds of over a hundred.

If you have to put an insulating jacket on the beer to keep it from
*freezing*, it ain't sailing!

You can get clothing designed for snowmobiles at a reasonable price,
and it will do the job. Wear a full coverage helmet with a face
shield. That will keep the wind off the head. Keep the beer in a
cooler, and it will stay cool. Merely cool, not frozen. You can't
really drink at those kind of speeds, the wind will blow the beer
right out of the can. I learned that at speeds of fifty or so, skiing.
There is such a thing as electrically heated clothing, and unlike with
skiing, carrying a big enough battery is not hard. Its like ice
fishing, and it seems the fishing is real good in the winter. In the
summer you dodge the fisherman, in the winter, the same. Ice is not
pavement, you won't get road rash if you wind up sliding on it at
speed. There are some real sailing junkies out there, obviously.

Casady