When it’s really cold and wet, we have two options—and we’re not talking about going sailing or staying home. Well, of course we’re going…that’s what our gear is for. For dinghy sailing, our choice is ...

When the water and/or weather is cold, two of the best options for staying warm and safe while kayaking, canoeing, or doing any other type of paddling are wetsuits and drysuits. There are pros and ...

June 5, 2006 The wetsuit was invented in 1951 by UC Berkeley physicist Hugh Bradner to help the U.S. Navy’s “underwater swimmers” who were experiencing difficulties thanks to the advent of the Self ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Winter may be coming but that's no reason to wave goodbye to ...

Patagonia has always been a company with one foot in the mountains and one in the sea — climbing and skiing one day, surfing and paddling the next. When they introduced wetsuits to their lineup a few ...