The Day the Dinghy Engine and I Went Swimming When chartering sailboats overseas a dinghy with a small outboard engine is almost always provided and it is almost always towed behind when the sailboat is a monohull. In places like BVI, the engine us usually left on the dinghy because the passages are relatively short and […]
The Day Our Dinghy Wasn’t Stolen By Bob Diamond It happened in Gustavia, St. Barths on our 2004 spring St. Martin flotilla cruise. Gustavia is the main harbor town in St. Barths, a small French Caribbean island that’s popular for many of the rich and famous; some with yachts. All three of our flotilla boats […]
Securing the Dinghy By Bob Diamond On our overseas bareboat flotilla trips each yacht is provided with a motor dinghy used to go ashore, get out to the good snorkeling spots or even just to have fun buzzing around the anchorage. When underway in the yachts, the dinghies are often towed behind with a line […]