Floating hats

[Tom]

I find a colorful hats work best. Most of them float, at least for a while, so if you can spot it easily, you've got a good chance of recovering it. When I'm at a REI sale I'll pick up a couple of rainproof hats for cheap.

[PonoBill]

One of my all time favorite movies, along with "Blues Brothers". I used to watch them both at least once a year. It's been a while.

[SeaMe]

Sunday Afternoons makes two that float:

http://www.sundayafternoons.com/dawn-patrol-water-bucket-4969.html

http://www.sundayafternoons.com/reefline-water-cap.html

And one that doesn't float but is intended for swimming:

http://www.sundayafternoons.com/offshore-water-hat.html

Anything with an overabundance of straps tends to look a little dorky, but a lack of fashion is a small price to pay for skin protection and not being strangled by a pull cord every time there's a large gust of wind.

I found these today but don't know much about them, i.e. would they stay put if you're being smacked around by a wave:

http://www.swimlids.com/

[srowndedbyh2o]

I've used one of Patagonia's "Surf Brim" hats for a couple of years. Works great. http://www.patagonia.com/us/product/surf-brim?p=28827-0

[MtnSUPSKI]

These float! And obnoxious!

[stoneaxe]

I'm desperately looking for the pics of the hats we had sent to us from a very nice lady that was trying to get a SUP/surf hat co going.....best pic of Pono I have I think.....

[srowndedbyh2o]

Here’s a photo that I posted on another hat discussion on this forum showing Gerry Lopez using Patagonia’s Surf Brim
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