How far is too far in your dinghy?

[PetiteFleur]

Be lovely to have room to carry a rigid.

I tow mine on shortish journeys - never had a problem.

 

[Signed Out]

I tow mine on shortish journeys - never had a problem.

Used to when was an East-coaster too. But want to avoid it on open water.

 

[tudorsailor]

The danger is when on charter! Some charter companies do not advise and insist on removing the outboard when towing so there is a good chance of dunking the engine. However one would know that there is a problem before letting go of the yacht!

On our recently charter in Grenadines we had a solid bottomed dinghy. The dinghy anchor was deep in a locker in the yacht with no chain or rode. There was no spare line for use either. It was very heavy and probably a bugger to row. So when going ashore very conscious of distance from shore to yacht. Of course no-one in Carribean observes RYA guidance of life-jackets, let alone proper torch at night. Frightening considering that huge speedboats roared past without their lights on either.

So during the day, 10 - 15 minutes would be ok. At night prefer a shorter journey and certainly close to land.

TS

 

[snowleopard]

Ahem, lets get the terminology correct shall we!!!

What you are referring to is the boat's tender , not something like a Wayfarer dinghy which has been sailed hundreds of miles.

Small hint - to make it clear who you are replying to it is best to quote a bit of their post. Most people use flat mode so they have to guess if you haven't said.

Guessing it might be me - I would have thought an 11 ft tender was quite a modest size for a boat with 7 berths! And it fits comfortably in the davits across the stern - see my signature

 

[alan17]

How far is too far?

Bit like when to reef.

When you first think it might be too far it is too far!