The Future Is Red

I sail in a world of blue drysuits.   It seem like everybody has a blue Bare.   I'd been going drysuitless for years (rocking a 5/3 Neil Pryde semi for all it was worth) but after a year of hearing the boys in blue praise their drysuits, and remembering my old blue Bare of yore, I decided to take the plunge.    When I placed the order Jonathan Ford said to me "you'll love the drysuit.  But it's gonna be red."

"Red" I asked?

"Red." 

"I don't understand."

"They're red now.   Only red.   Still want one?"

"What do you think?"

"I think you should get one."

So I ordered it.

I've been wearing it for a few months now.  It's great.   Scott said "red makes more sense!"   We're all worried about being visible, bobbing around in the water separated from our gear or perhaps unconscious hoping that someone sees us and rescues us before we slide down into the icy depths of Davy Jones' locker...

(stop stop stop)

Certainly it helps to be visible, anyway, and red stands out better than blue.  The future is red.

*****

Note 1:  Word is that Bare is discontinuing the venerable Polarheat drysuit.  If you're a fan of the product, you should order one (in red) ASAP.

Note 2:  Lily and Dana (the ladies of Napeague) wear drysuits that are not blue.   They sail in polychrome Kokotats.   But they don't windsurf when it's cold enough for me to wear my drysuit.  (Hopefully I will not get in trouble for writing that.)

Note 3:  The Future is Red is the name of a friend's blog.  Her blog has nothing to do with windsurfing, so you know it must be good if I read it.

Comments

[Joe Rouse]

Drysuit? What's a drysuit? Don't sharks like red? Solamente wetsuit para me.

[Michael]

Sharks like to eat seals. Seals come in classic wetsuit colors (black and grey). To the extent that any rumors exist about colors that sharks like, it's "yummy yellow".

You are a girlyman avoiding cool water. Such good wind where you live, but you say "solamente wetsuit". We have to pump you up.

[Bunty]

Actually I always wonder why dry/wetsuits are made mostly in black. I know years ago we used to have pretty awful 'bright' wetsuits but there really should be at least a panel that is a bright colour for safety issues. OR why not put a small 'radar patch' on the suit like life jackets have. That way if one does really get lost at sea you can be spotted on radar by rescue forces.