VINEMAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN A WETSUIT LEGAL RACE. ANY CHANGE WOULD BE NEW TO ME. HAVE A GREAT RACE.

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MARK MILLER

The Half Vineman in 2001 was NO WETSUITS since the water was nearly 80F. I believe last year the decision wasn't made until the last minute, but the water temp dropped enough. Since the swim is in a river with a variable depth, if it's really hot for a number of days before the race, the water could be over the limit. And, August in the wine country could easily be 90F for a week.

clm in sf, where it's about 50F and foggy

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clm
Nashville, TN
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Who's planning on doing the full vineman this year? It will be my first IM distance race and I'm pretty fired up about it.

I'll be there! First IM for me, too.

Cathy is correct, I have refereed that race since 2001. we check the water temp in the days before to give the RD time to make announcemets. we recheck the night before and on the morning of the race

2001 the water was over 84 and wetsuits were not allowed, last year it was foggy and in the 70 range and wetsuits were ok

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Gees... the water must be really shallow... or, is there another reason for such dramatic temperature changes?

Joe Moya

lets put it this way, if you get tired you just stand up unless you are right in the middle....

plus it depends on how much water has been released downstream and if there has been morning fog or not for the previous week

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