This is the first weekend without some kind of watersport exercise. Yesterday's forecast was rain and wind. Didn't get the former, had the latter, and temperatures around 70 degrees. Today, clear skies, but still 15 mph wind, and temps in the 50's. Windchill in the upper 40's. I decided to skip it today.
Last weekend's rowing single got me to thinking about the water temperatures. The air temperature was in the mid- to upper-50's and very little breeze. Nonetheless the coldness of the water, up to my knees, at the boat ramp was enough to make me wonder what it would be like around my chest and head. Actually, I didn't think about it until I was out in open water in the middle of the lake.
The Catawba Yacht Club has a T(air) + T(water) < 100F rule. The Three Rivers Rowing Association (Pittsburgh) has a nice safety matrix here but they only mention water temperature. We haven't gotten around to getting any special cold weather clothing. JL Rowing has a special but they assume you're launching from a dry dock not a wet ramp. I don't think they have any waterproof stuff. I hope we're not done for the season.
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