That is good to see, and probably the norm. But it is like saying, 15 years of driving without a seatbelt, and nothing happend. I suspect most of us never had to say "I am glad I had my seatbelt on"
I had regular dinghys flying circles in the air like kites. I have heard of Life Rafts doing the same. I have not experienced an overturned RIB, with or without motor, but I know that under the right circumstances, it can happen. Now we may not wonder out under those circumstances, but still, common nautical wisdom generally says not to tow the dinghy with the motor on for the reasons I explained in the previous email. Now they also say never go to the fore-deck without a PFD, always wear shoes, never have a beer while sailing etc etc, and we all selectively do whatever we feel comfortable with. I am probably guilty of breaking all of those rules at one time or another. On a separate note, I found it to be most efficient to adjust the line such that the dinghy rides down your bow wave to minimize the drag. On longer trips with following waves having two lines in a bridle keeps the dinghy tamed. Ahmet Tabasco C&C 25 Waterdancer Irwin 43 CC Boston, MA On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 8:30 PM, Joe Della Barba via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > This is our dinghy under tow. In 15 years of RIB with engine-on towing I > have never had an issue other than the drag. > > http://www.dellabarba.com/sailing/dinghy.mp4 > > > > > > Joe Della Barba > > [email protected] > > > > Coquina > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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