The Hard Dinghy: A Wise Choice?

You may recall that when we bought Selkie, she came with a 10’ Avon inflatable with an outboard. Soon after getting the boat on the water, we purchased, for a song, a hard rowing and sailing dinghy. The debate of “what’s the best type of tender” has raged on for...

Tender Thoughts…Will My Dinghy Work In Mexico?

We have a conundrum. We have two big tenders and only one little sailboat.  The tender, or dinghy if you will, is the workhorse on a cruising boat.  We’ll fish from her, shuttle provisions in her, and explore the coastlines and shallows in her, so we want her to...