To expose or not to expose...

[ross_burkin]

...my legs. I'm looking at a Spring/Summer wetsuit and was wondering if it's better go for a shortie or get one of those full leg short arm/sleavless jobbies. Is exposing bare flesh (especially shins) madness in a boat like a Cherub? Or should I just man up and deal with the inevitable bruising and bleeding and dodgy tan lines.

What do you wear? Would you change any of it?

Cheers.

[Tim Noyce]

I've got a shorty and my shins now resemble that of a horrific RTA victim. But at the same time... chicks dig scars. So it's your choice whether to take this as meaning that having a shortie is a good idea or not!

[Stuberry]

Remember, you can buy tattoos, but scars can only be earned!

But seriously, I know sailing is never going to be a looking good sport, but a shorties definately looks better than a long-legged jobbie. I wouldn't swap mine out.

[daryl_wilkinson]

Is exposing bare flesh (especially shins) madness in a boat like a Cherub?

Talk to Gavin he is a 'bare foot' sailor.

I've never been able to get to grips with that though. and I prefer a 'long john' to a shorty because I can't be doing with suntan cream slippyness on my hands, burning my legs and kneeling on screw heads and cleats. Although I have a shorty ( which was a 'long john' ) for when all the rest of my kit is horrid and smelly.

[rich_cunneen]

Shorty all the way.

How else can you get tan lines that are far too low to be covered by normal shorts, leaving your legs in an attractive two-tone colourscheme?

[Tim Noyce]

I've always wanted to go for the bare foot option, it is just far too uncomfortable walking around the dinghy park. Maybe I need to employ a beach team...

[Debi_Gibson]

I've always wanted to go for the bare foot option, it is just far too uncomfortable walking around the dinghy park. Maybe I need to employ a beach team...

Same here....

I usually wear wet suit shorts in the summer and a rashie and thats it, though di have a long summer wetsuit for those slightly colder windier days or hikers.

But TBH if i am helming or crewing can influence what i wear out sailing....though this could be cos i am a girl 

[Phil Alderson]

For the full affect you need to wear knee pads with your shorty to get properly stripy legs.

I do not think I would ever sail bare feet having once ripped the nail off my big toe sailing my old 14 in Peterhead Harbour in March, only noticed when I emptied my sailing boot after getting changed the water was a strangely reddish colour

[daryl_wilkinson]

For the full affect you need to wear knee pads with your shorty to get properly stripy legs.

Yes I used to do that when I was sailing the Buzz mid 9O's and that's when I decided to move to 'long john's'!  Looking like a 'Humbug' who's legs played a bit part in 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' I decided wasn't cool.