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The authors present the view that learning to sail in a small boat makes you a much better sailor of a large cruising boat, and suggests how you can find a way to learn or improve your skills in a dinghy.
[SailNet, 8 January 2003]
Points to consider if you are thinking of buying a rigid tender, including size and weight, fit, rowing efficiency and comfort, towing, safety, and other options. Boats from Bauer, Boatex, Dyer, Gig Harbor, Hunter, NN, Portabote, Puffin, and Fatty Knees. Includes specs table.
[Cruising World, 7 January 2004]
Test and review of two rigid inflatable dinghies. "What we hadn′t expected was that the Walker Bay boats would be so capable in the main roles that would be expected of them - rowing, towing and sailing." 2 pages with photos.
[Practical Sailor, 1 November 2003]
What to look for when choosing a hard dinghy, with short reviews of 14 boats between 8 and 9 feet, with virtues and vices noted for each. 6 pages with photos and a table of comparative features.
[Cruising World, March 2003]
An ugly but highly convenient and stable folding boat that comes in four sizes from 8′6" to 14′. About 50,000 made. Sailing rig, dolly wheels, and other accessories offered. Folded size is length by twenty-four inches by four inches thick. Will plane with a small outboard.
[Porta-bote, Mountain View, CA, USA]
This fishing tackle review site takes a look at the folding Porta-Bote. Maneuverability, stability, safety, durability, portability, and comfort are tested and rated.
[TackleTour.com, Santa Clara, CA, USA]
The classic 9-foot Dyer Dhow and 10-foot Dyer Dink are still going strong, along with the 7′11" Midget and the 12′8" Daysailer.
[Dyer Boats, Warren, RI, USA]
This dinghy disassembles into three parts which stack within one another making a bundle 39 x 49 x 29 inches. If it fits on your foredeck, in three minutes you can launch a 9-foot hard dinghy with a maximum capacity of over 600 lbs.
[Deft Developments Ltd., Hampton, Middlesex, UK]
Two traditional designs, one rowing and one sailing, plus an ultra-stable Tri-Hull, four feet wide from bow to stern, are all made with hull and liner of fiberglass with foam flotation between.
[American Sail Inc., Charleston, SC, USA]
Eleven-foot cold-molded dinghy with Awlgrip sides, teak floorboards, and lots of flotation.
[Paul E. Luke, Inc., East Boothbay, ME, USA]
I′d say it′s a poor choice to have a dinghy that can be destroyed in 5 seconds by nothing more than a kid with a bad attitude and a pocket knife.
James Baldwin
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