: I find these discussions very interesting. Our salt water temps
: never break 13 degrees Celsius even at the height of summer. So,
: you can paddle in the heat of the summer sun (temps in mid 20s
: Cesius) but the water against he hull keeps everything below
: deck nice and cool - regardless of the type of sprayskirt. One
: advantage of cold water, though, is the clarity.

: One day I'd like to paddle in salt water that does not require a
: drysuit or other thermal protection. I'm thinking that it must
: be quite the feeling of freedom.

: I live vicariously through these posts.

: Cheers from the edge of the cold North Atlantic,
: Sean

It doesn't get very much warmer here in the PacNW (Puget Sound) - the lakes warm up, but the salty stuff stays pretty cold. IIRC the warmest the water got off Seattle was 15 C last year.

StephenHJ