if you get your self a desent set of high fits and a decent sailing spray top, and put loads of jumbers and stuff on underneath and you will stay relitively dry. Thats what i began wearing but then i got me a crewsaver hyperdry drysuit because i do a bit of catamaran sailing. drysuits are so much better than wetsuits, because you keep much warmer and dryer and you also look realy quite cool!