Always a good idea to bring your dinghy on deck. It can easily swamp or flip in stronger wind and/or steep sea state. Not a problem anyone needs. Cheers
Agreed. If Seth and Jordan like their dinghy, bring it on deck. Used to sell several dinghies per summer to sailboats that had lost theirs on Nantucket Sound. The tow attachment points are easily torn off, especially if the dinghy gets enough water splashed in. Also, in rough seas it will be very difficult/impossible to retrieve the dinghy even if it's absence is noticed early. A 12v inflator pump can quickly re-inflate the dinghy if it is necessary to deflate it for deck stowage. Also surprising how much drag one of those has. Might cost them as much as 1 to 1-1/2 knts speed. Doesn't sound like much, but if your forward speed is 4-1/2 knots the difference is 20% faster. Over the course of a day that might mean arriving an hour or two earlier, or more (bonus, the dinghy arrives too!). If a dinghy flips it tends to submarine. An instant sea anchor, possibly in the worst conditions for such to occur. The bridle, or tow line has a strong chance of snapping. Then, one is trying to retrieve an upside down dinghy, in big waves, and trying hard not to get a line in the mothership's prop. I know it's a PITA to bring it on deck. But dinghies are pricey, and very useful when you reach your destination.😬
Done that trip 4 times... Love the guys at Gloucester and at Scituate. Love going through the canal. I was born in Cape Cod. I'm in Morehead City heading for Bahamas soon. Enjoy your videos. Brave souls you two to do it in the cold.
Enjoying your videos. We sailed our 33ft boat along the same route this past Oct from Salem, MA to Warwick, RI. With winds from the North/North East the run from Scituate to the mouth of the canal can get extremely rough. When conditions spark up like that, I have always found our dinghy tows much more smoothly when you let out a lot more line so it is towing about 2 waves behind your boat which could be up to 30ft of line or more depending on conditions. Safe travels!
It is not the wind that is the danger, but the waves it kicks off. Of course, the waves get worse as the time and distance (fetch) which it blows through.
very interesting! I kept thinking that Dinghy was going to get swamped! Wondering if you guys could give small explanations for the sailing terms you're using for us landlocked folks! If not, I dont mind pausing and using google!
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Always a good idea to bring your dinghy on deck. It can easily swamp or flip in stronger wind and/or steep sea state. Not a problem anyone needs. Cheers
Agreed. If Seth and Jordan like their dinghy, bring it on deck. Used to sell several dinghies per summer to sailboats that had lost theirs on Nantucket Sound. The tow attachment points are easily torn off, especially if the dinghy gets enough water splashed in. Also, in rough seas it will be very difficult/impossible to retrieve the dinghy even if it's absence is noticed early. A 12v inflator pump can quickly re-inflate the dinghy if it is necessary to deflate it for deck stowage.
Also surprising how much drag one of those has. Might cost them as much as 1 to 1-1/2 knts speed. Doesn't sound like much, but if your forward speed is 4-1/2 knots the difference is 20% faster. Over the course of a day that might mean arriving an hour or two earlier, or more (bonus, the dinghy arrives too!).
If a dinghy flips it tends to submarine. An instant sea anchor, possibly in the worst conditions for such to occur. The bridle, or tow line has a strong chance of snapping. Then, one is trying to retrieve an upside down dinghy, in big waves, and trying hard not to get a line in the mothership's prop.
I know it's a PITA to bring it on deck. But dinghies are pricey, and very useful when you reach your destination.😬
Another fun video. ⚓️⛵️
Done that trip 4 times... Love the guys at Gloucester and at Scituate. Love going through the canal. I was born in Cape Cod. I'm in Morehead City heading for Bahamas soon. Enjoy your videos. Brave souls you two to do it in the cold.
Enjoying your videos. We sailed our 33ft boat along the same route this past Oct from Salem, MA to Warwick, RI. With winds from the North/North East the run from Scituate to the mouth of the canal can get extremely rough. When conditions spark up like that, I have always found our dinghy tows much more smoothly when you let out a lot more line so it is towing about 2 waves behind your boat which could be up to 30ft of line or more depending on conditions. Safe travels!
It is not the wind that is the danger, but the waves it kicks off. Of course, the waves get worse as the time and distance (fetch) which it blows through.
Done that trip twice. Can’t do it this winter. Great to follow along. We also met Tantalus in Newfoundland!
Wow!!!
Thanks for sharing, this video covers so many familiar sights.
🥰Subscribed and looking forward to seeing more safe travels 🤙🏽
Darn lobster pot, sorry you didn’t get to sleep!
Your videos sustain me during a long New Brunswick winter. May can't come soon enough to get back on the water!
it's nice to follow along on your adventure / travels....
Mattapoisett is my home port. A little sleepy this time of year.
very interesting! I kept thinking that Dinghy was going to get swamped!
Wondering if you guys could give small explanations for the sailing terms you're using for us landlocked folks! If not, I dont mind pausing and using google!
Yas rock lobsters