On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 08:13:12PM -0400, JohnB wrote:
> I was thinking drogue myself but then the idea is not to cause
> unnecessary drag and slow passage. So if things pick up do you haul the
> dingy in and deploy a drogue? May not be practical in real life.
I think the idea is to deploy the drogue anytime you're headed out. The
trick would be to keep it from tangling if you come to a stop or
whatever.
> So I'm still thinking about the problem, what to use to slow the dink
> and could be deployed all the time. Well if you have a cat you would be
> surfing too and well ahead of the dink.:-)
[grin] No, what I have is a slow but very comfortable motorsailer. Great
for living aboard - at 34', "Ulysses" have more room down below than
most 45-footers I've seen - but not so great for sailing fast.
> Presently I just haul it on board and lash to the foredeck, if I got rid
> of the dog I might never inflate it but I'm not doing ocean passages
> just 40-50nm between anchorages.
I don't have that option; the dinghy won't fit on my foredeck.
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