Anyone know anything about the Cornish Cove 10' dinghy, please?

[JumbleDuck]

why?

You generally need a central position for solo rowing and a bow position for two-up, to keep the boat reasonably level.

 

[KINGFISHER 9]

You generally need a central position for solo rowing and a bow position for two-up, to keep the boat reasonably level.

Thanks for the explanation ... I suppose I should have explained 2 rowing positions for those who've never seen a small dinghy with 2 up and a central rowing position! ... :encouragement:

 

[solent clown]

never had that problem, but then again the wife is tiny!

 

[Capt Popeye]

never had that problem, but then again the wife is tiny!

Humm yes most difficult to answer that on here, err, perhaps :encouragement:

Mind you you could change posstions, like her in the middle and teach Her to row ?

 

[solent clown]

Humm yes most difficult to answer that on here, err, perhaps :encouragement:

Mind you you could change posstions, like her in the middle and teach Her to row ?

she is a great paddler, but hates rowing. I actually am double her 6 and a bit stone weight!

 

[DownWest]

she is a great paddler, but hates rowing. I actually am double her 6 and a bit stone weight!

Is that anything to do with facing back? At 13 stone, you are not exactly a Fat Bars+++d. Could try a forward rowing position? Rowing is far more efficient than paddling. We used to manage around 15kts in a slim eight.

 

[solent clown]

Is that anything to do with facing back? At 13 stone, you are not exactly a Fat Bars+++d. Could try a forward rowing position? Rowing is far more efficient than paddling. We used to manage around 15kts in a slim eight.

no she just cant get the hang of it! She will happily paddle an 18ft yacht at the drop of a hat, at 4ft 10 that is a sight to behold, but she cant use both arms at once, lol

 

[AEMD]

Hi, I just came across this - I expect you have now got your new to you dinghy, but in case you haven't and anyone else is interested, I bought a Cornish Cove dinghy in 2016 and I am chuffed with it.
We'd been using a Walker Bay 8 for years as our tender, good little boat but with two adults and two dogs and clutter it was just a tad too small and in danger of being swamped.

After an online search I saw an ad for a Cornish Cove 10 and went for it. The pictures are still there on the Topsail marine site if you look. It's a really good looking, well designed and built little dinghy, fabulous to row, ( there are two rowing positions ) and being a much heavier affair than the WB it tracks properly and you can get a satisfying turn of speed whereas the WB was really hard work with two up . She sails very well - somewhere there is a video I found when I was originally looking for a dinghy of one going like a bat out of hell, a very exciting sail indeed, but I can't find it now. I am unlikely to do that with her, but the sail is large and has reef points. It is my first experience of a lugsail so I am still learning.

All in all, if you can find one, I would recommend it as a rather nice looking 'traditional' dinghy.

We are in France and my little craft gets lots of admiring comments, far more so than the Walker Bay. I had the sailing kit for that, but the CC is much more fun.
The picture if it loads shows her on her trailer before we launched her for the first time.
Only downside - this is a remarkably heavy little boat and getting her up the soft sand on her launch trolley is back breaking, even with sand hopper tyres.

 

[Capt Popeye]

HBUmm would quite agree, this boat is great fun, might even state, with a certain amount of malice, that its a real Yachtsman's Dinghy , excellent to row with 1 to 4 persons and very satisfying to sail single handed {#

 

[NealB]

Thanks for all the replies.

After many, sometimes conflicting, musings, I've decided to build a Richard Woods' designed Duo dinghy.

There were two key decision factors:

- I've never built a boat before, and fancy giving it a go

- she should weigh around 25 kg

I've got the wood, and had set aside this week to give it a go (then get put in dry dock with a broken leg, which has thrown a chisel in the jigsaw).

 

[Sybarite]

I fancy a hard tender that looks good, rows well, motors well, and gives a pleasing (if unexciting) sail.

Ones that spring to mind are:

- Foxer

- Cornish Crabber Limpet

- Cornish Cove

I can find quite a bit about the first two, but very little about the Cove.

Does anyone know anything, please?

In particular, thoughts on build quality, sailing performance and, very importantly, hull weight.

Very open to other suggestions, too.

Thank you.

Edit: I'm looking 2nd hand, rather than new, so budget is a rather fluid £1000 ish, for something really smart.

My list :

Minto
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minto_Sailing_Dinghy

Nestaway 9’ stacking dinghy
https://nestawayboats.com/shop/nestaway-9ft-clinker-stem-dinghy/

Portland Pudgy
http://www.portlandpudgy.com/

Port Townsend 11’ nesting dinghy
http://ptwatercraft.com/ptwatercraft/PT11Home.html

 

[NealB]

Thanks Sybarite.

I love the look of the Minto and the PT 11, but I'm going to stick with the ultra lightweight, and hopefully quick, easy, build of the Duo.

Anyone know of something like a used Pico rig for sale (unstayed mast, 5 sq m sail)?

 

[Sybarite]

Note to self.

Read all the posts before replying....

 

[NealB]

Note to self.

Read all the posts before replying....

But I enjoyed your links, anyway, thank you!