Summer is coming and that means one thing.... sailing into the setting sun with the solar flares bouncing off the swell as you sail back to shore in the afternoon Seabreeze.
I typically get $50 polarised glasses from the cancer-council store (good cause, good price for polarised lenses)... but the salt does tend to stick to the lens as the water evaporates.
Are there any good glasses out there that actually work in salt water?
I use the cancer council ones too, and I actually quite like them. For some reason mine don't seem to fog up or salt up much at all... Score
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I find the wrap around style is much more likely to fog up, so I usually go for a bigger frame with open sides. Not quite as good protection but much more convenient
Sometimes Myer/David Jones has them half price so I grab a spare pair.
Get some Oakley hydrophobic solution on eBay. Works for me on Oakley Racing Jackets. Probably works on any sunglasses.
Same deal as camera lense, they need a slimy spit when dry or anytime they get dry again.
If my $5 Walmart polarized glasses get wet I blow off the drops, like after I crash or a wave gets me in the water before boarding. But if they get wet while I am going and then dry, when I stop I will carefully lick both sides of the lens usually two times, spitting in between, and then let them air dry and they are clear again.
I'm not sure that the reduction in length is as important as the changes in rail shape, tail width, thickness and cutouts.
Just fall in the water occasionally trying something you cant do yet, rather simple salt clearing technique. I use polarized sunglasses and dont have any problems with salt in the ocean.
I wash mine in water after use, and when dry, clean them with a window cleaning agent. That seems to keep them clear while sailing.
As said before Rainex or a glass cleaner with Rainex type properties helps .If they do get a bit salty you can then just dunk them underwater and blow on them to dry them.
I wear prescription polaroids..
I use lip sunglasses and they are really top notch they also do perscription they are pricy but you pay for what you get and you can order them how ever you want I use the typhoon model a lot of the PWA sailors use them aswell
Check out these Blackhawk jobs.
Ordered them last Tuesday - arrived Friday - wore them yesterday and they are pretty good for $18!
I use the polarised ones from Bunnings for sailing and cycling. Salt from sweat on the bike is a bigger problem than salt from the water.
