The recommendation I was given during a CYA training trip was to let the painter out one wave length in order to get both the dingy and the mother ship on the same part of the wave and reduce jerk loads on the painter. That advice presupposes that the waves are somewhat regular. I have no idea what the "official" thinking is now, but I see the logic behind it, and it worked in the Strait of Georgia and Haro Strait which is where we went on that trip.
A friend of mine tried going south from Chester NS along the coast with his dingy hauled up tight, the wind picked up, and he was unable to secure it in such a way to stop the bashing. The dingy was soon gone. Steve Thomas C&C27 MKIII ----- Original Message ----- From: Bev Parslow via CnC-List To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Bev Parslow Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 12:16 Subject: Stus-List Dinghy towing length We have a hard shell dinghy. How long should the tow line be? We had one incident when it turned over.
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