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Originally posted by payno

my eye sight leaves alot to be desired so i have to wear my contacts sailing this was fine in the river but after one sessioin in the waves my contacts have fallen out resulting in a blind sail home i was thinken of wearing googles or somethin is there any googles suited for this scenareo or do i have to resort to a pair of swimming goggles
cheers

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Don't open your eyes under water. Unless you really have to. If you see a shark, whip the contacts out anyway

Are they coming out under water or just while sailing?

I have been wearing contacts while sailing for 4 years and I don't think I have had any come out. Have you had the fit checked? The optometrist should be able to see if the ones you have move enough but not too much on the eye. If they fit well, then they take a bit of effort to come out.

Can you wear sunglasses over the contacts while sailing for more protection?

Same here, been wearing contacts since 1985, and never lost one. (except when very inebriated ) But I do try and shut my eyes underwater, although when I was into white-water kayaking I'd often open them if I had to roll the kayak, and if you squint some of your eyelid is covering the lens edges and holding it in.

I wear Disposable Soft Toric contact lenses, I have been wearing then since about 98. I have had one at a time fall out on me on occassions which makes it a little strange when sailing as you see different prespectives of things like a waves size and how far away they are due to one eye seeing well and one not. I always keep some spares in the car in case of a fall out. They cost about $130 for a box of 6 pair which can last 3-4 months. I reckon having goggles or waterproof glasses would be a pain in the arse as they would be washed off your face everytime you hit the water with force or get worked by a wave. I rarley lose a contact lense and reckon they are great. I also never open eyes under water due to them washing out.

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Originally posted by peto

which makes it a little strange when sailing as you see different prespectives of things like a waves size and how far away they are due to one eye seeing well and one not.

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which is one reason why i always close one eye when drink driving.
(two sets of lines)

yeah orright cheers for the help yeah was just the whit water hitting me when i was tryin to water start that took will give them another crak

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Originally posted by easty
But have yet to find some with arms that fit comfortably under my Gath, they press into the side of my head too much, so sail without. Anyone use sunnies that go well with a Gath?

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Yeah, have same prob with arms of sunnies pressing on head.
Try something like ski goggles that have a strap instead of arms.
i also have a set of plastic wrap arounds with rubber strap called 'Ozvision'. very good. can't remember where I got them, it was that long ago

Payno,

At the last Oil and gas expo there was a safety products stand nearby which had a set of safety goggles which had a stack of different lenses in (set) including a polarizing lense.

the beauty of these safety goggles was that they came with a small set of glass frames which clipped inside of the goggles so you could get prescription lenses made for.

The goggles were a strap on and ventilated.

I believe the company was Eyes In Balcata, if you are interested i'll dig up the catalogue out of my shed.

i wear contacts all the time and i have only ever lost 1 when I was kiteboarding coz i was going really fast and a bit of water splashed my eye but other than that they have been good. Goggles don't really work coz they constantly fog up. I tried goggles with in-built lenses so i could see properly so they were really good quality before contacts and they were pretty much useless. and with losing your lenses when you wipeout closing your eyes really tight will probably help...but you can never completely eliminate the chance of losing a lense. hope this helps..

Have a look at these.

barzoptics.com/new/