Cockpit Weather Cloths (April 2003)

We had read about the benefits of cockpit weather cloths in British magazines. Sailors indicated that the cloths provided quite a bit of protection from the wind. The cloths seemed to be easy to construct and install. We made a pair and laced them between the upper lifelines and the toe rail. They ended up being rather attractive.

Since we do some early spring and fall sailing, when the weather is quite cool, we have found that these cloths provide benefits that far exceed the effort to make them. It is nice to hide behind them and reduce the wind chill factor by a lot.

{Lesson learned:

Sometimes a little effort pays big rewards.}