With base layers, mid-layers, oilskins, boots, gloves, hats and scarves, it takes a good 20 minutes to get kitted up to go up on deck.

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They stretch in all directions, and like the synthetic base layers worn by skiers and many other athletes, they are breathable (twice as much as cotton) and wicking to remove moisture from the skin.

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At the moment, memory chips are made by laying down strata of different chemicals on a silicon base, and then carving canyons through the layers in order to separate the individual components.

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So instead, I use a skin-tight, sweat-wicking polypro base layer on my legs and torso, then the aforementioned fleece layers (which also repel water toward my outer shell).

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