Baseball caps for sailing?
 

On 2006-09-02 07:04:13 -0400, "Roger Long" said:

I like wearing baseball caps when not spending long periods in intense
sun (then, it's my big floppy canvas sailing hat, I always know which
way to put it on because the mildew goes on the right) but the
frequency with which they blow off is maddening. It makes for great
MOB practice and I'm proud to say I've never left one behind. I also
have a fair collection from boats I've designed, Titanic Expeditions,
etc.

My constant running and boat maneuvering to retrieve wayward caps has
given me a bit of a complex. I can't recall ever in my life seeing
someone else lose theirs. I've suspected for years that there might be
something strange about the shape of my head and I suddenly realized
that this photo from my recent cruise confirms it.

http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/06C23.htm

What do you think? Do I need to retire my collection of caps? Was
there never any hope of my being a professional ball player, aside from
not being able to hit, catch, or run?

If your hats blow off, please let me know, I'll feel much better.

I lose mine, even when I go through the trouble of threading my pony
tail through the hole in the back, tightening the cap and even putting
a hood over it! The hood falls off, the cap blows away and my husband
(with his baseball cap securely on his head) laughs at me and tells me
we can't go back and we'd never catch it anyway. I've decided that
there's probably two kinds of people: those like my husband whose cap
wouldn't DARE blow off, and those like me whole cap will blow off no
matter what lengths I go to to secure it!

Ruby

Baseball caps for sailing?
 

Ruby Vee wrote:
On 2006-09-02 07:04:13 -0400, "Roger Long" said:

I like wearing baseball caps when not spending long periods in
intense sun (then, it's my big floppy canvas sailing hat, I always
know which way to put it on because the mildew goes on the right)
but the frequency with which they blow off is maddening. It makes
for great MOB practice and I'm proud to say I've never left one
behind. I also have a fair collection from boats I've designed,
Titanic Expeditions, etc.

My constant running and boat maneuvering to retrieve wayward caps has
given me a bit of a complex. I can't recall ever in my life seeing
someone else lose theirs. I've suspected for years that there might
be something strange about the shape of my head and I suddenly
realized that this photo from my recent cruise confirms it.

http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/06C23.htm

What do you think? Do I need to retire my collection of caps? Was
there never any hope of my being a professional ball player, aside
from not being able to hit, catch, or run?

If your hats blow off, please let me know, I'll feel much better.

I lose mine, even when I go through the trouble of threading my pony
tail through the hole in the back, tightening the cap and even putting
a hood over it! The hood falls off, the cap blows away and my husband
(with his baseball cap securely on his head) laughs at me and tells me
we can't go back and we'd never catch it anyway. I've decided that
there's probably two kinds of people: those like my husband whose cap
wouldn't DARE blow off, and those like me whole cap will blow off no
matter what lengths I go to to secure it!

Ruby

You sure sail in some rough weather. Perhaps a call to the NY Yankees for
advice would be in order?

Dennis.

Baseball caps for sailing?
 

I thought it was only european hikers that had half their belongings
hanging from there body's.
why cant you stow the binoculars and camera ?, surely your either
sailing or looking through the binoculars or taking pictures but not
all at once. (where do you put your sunglasses?)

Rosalie B. wrote:
Don White wrote:
akcarlos wrote:
Dennis Pogson wrote:

Roger Long wrote:

I like wearing baseball caps when not spending long periods in intense
sun (then, it's my big floppy canvas sailing hat, I always know which
way to put it on because the mildew goes on the right) but the
frequency with which they blow off is maddening. It makes for great
MOB practice and I'm proud to say I've never left one behind. I also
have a fair collection from boats I've designed, Titanic Expeditions,
etc.

My constant running and boat maneuvering to retrieve wayward caps has
given me a bit of a complex. I can't recall ever in my life seeing
someone else lose theirs. I've suspected for years that there might
be something strange about the shape of my head and I suddenly
realized that this photo from my recent cruise confirms it.

http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/06C23.htm

What do you think? Do I need to retire my collection of caps? Was
there never any hope of my being a professional ball player, aside
from not being able to hit, catch, or run?

If your hats blow off, please let me know, I'll feel much better.

Musto caps don't blow off! The secret is in the strong crocodile clip and
leather lanyard. You just buy the wrong caps Roger.

stuff the overpriced musto rubbish, keep your big floppy canvas hat but
use some string to tie it around your chin (surely there must be some
string on your yacht?)/

Or maybe a hockey skate 'lace'. A string would probably cut into your chin.

Couldn't you just tie the string (or lace or bungee or whatever) to
the hat and the pin the other end to the back of your jacket or shirt?
That way the string wouldn't be around your neck, and you wouldn't
have to decide which chin to put it under.

I have so many things around my neck already - cameras (at least one
and sometimes two), and binoculars, and sometimes a separate detached
hood if it is cold that when a hat blows off, I get strangled.

Baseball caps for sailing?
 

"akcarlos" wrote:

I thought it was only european hikers that had half their belongings
hanging from there body's.

LOL - it is true that on land, I have to wear them along with the hat
and the cameras. In that case I'm also wearing a fanny pack.

why cant you stow the binoculars and camera ?, surely your either
sailing or looking through the binoculars or taking pictures but not
all at once. (where do you put your sunglasses?)

I wear bifocals which are automatic darkening ones, so I don't have
sunglasses per se. The glasses are secured with a cord around the
back of my head so that they don't blow off.

We normally do stow the binoculars - we hang them on the binnacle.
But my rule is - if you are using them, they are around your neck.
That way if you stumble and drop them, they just land on your chest
and not in the drink. Same with cameras.

I am MORE likely to have things around my neck if we are actively
sailing so that I can get to them, and won't drop them.

Rosalie B. wrote:

I have so many things around my neck already - cameras (at least one
and sometimes two), and binoculars, and sometimes a separate detached
hood if it is cold that when a hat blows off, I get strangled.

Baseball caps for sailing?
 

On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 11:04:13 GMT, "Roger Long"
wrote:

I like wearing baseball caps when not spending long periods in intense
sun (then, it's my big floppy canvas sailing hat, I always know which
way to put it on because the mildew goes on the right) but the
frequency with which they blow off is maddening. It makes for great
MOB practice and I'm proud to say I've never left one behind. I also
have a fair collection from boats I've designed, Titanic Expeditions,
etc.

My constant running and boat maneuvering to retrieve wayward caps has
given me a bit of a complex. I can't recall ever in my life seeing
someone else lose theirs. I've suspected for years that there might
be something strange about the shape of my head and I suddenly
realized that this photo from my recent cruise confirms it.

http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/06C23.htm

What do you think? Do I need to retire my collection of caps? Was
there never any hope of my being a professional ball player, aside
from not being able to hit, catch, or run?

If your hats blow off, please let me know, I'll feel much better.

From a chatter company owner - do not wash your hair. The natural
oils keep the hat on.

I use a retaining strap :
http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d... 1158123520276

(That is one long URL.)

Jack

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Jack Dale
ISPA Yachtmaster Offshore Instructor
CYA Advanced Cruising Instructor
http://www.swiftsuresailing.com
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Baseball caps for sailing?
 

On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 21:32:42 GMT, in message

"Roger Long" wrote:

I'm glad to have started a discussion about an important aspect of
seamanship but everyone is taking my original post way too seriously:)

I'm glad to hear though that other people have their baseball caps
blow off often enough to have to resort to the methods described here.

I was singlehanding home a couple of years ago with a Mount Gay cap to
keep the sun out of my eyes. The wind caught it and it bounced towards
the rail. That was when I found out the training had succeeded because
I didn't jump to try to catch it. I swung around, pulled out a boat
hook, picked it up and put it back on my head. A little later I was up
at the mast dropping the main and the darn thing went off again. I
secured the main, then went looking, but those hats sink pretty
quickly if they are already wet.

A hat halyard with clips at both ends is a good solution for caps you
don't want to lose, but I seem to accumulate hats faster than I can
lose them overboard.

Ryk