Sep 8, 2015 · With the help of no-see-um proof screening, self-inflating insulated sleeping pads and a couple of folding beach chairs, camping ashore becomes both comfortable and secure, with no having to worry about rolling waves or dragging anchors.

Aug 22, 2012 · There's an article in there you should read about a couple who sailed (and rowed) their 15-foot Albacore sailing dinghy from Seattle to Alaska. Just picked up a copy of the current "Small Craft Advisor" magazine (Sept/Oct 2012 volume number 77) yesterday and looked through it …

Nov 2, 2022 · What do we think about sailing a boat like a Wayfarer one handed, if I was off on sail camping trips alone? If I was just doing gentle river sailing, avoiding powering up the boat at all, sailing without the jib up at all could be an option?

Solo travellers welcome, but we also have a lovely double bed cabin for couples on board Tallulah. Outdoor Girl and Wild Boy are kitted out for camping. We have kit and wood for campfires ashore and can rustle up hot drinks on the galley box at anchor.

Sep 8, 2015 · The advantage to true sail “camping” aboard a dinghy-sized craft is that you can access the narrowest creeks and isolated coves. The advantage to sleeping aboard is that you can spend the night in spots where finding dry land is problematic, say, among the mangroves in the Florida Keys.

Camping in a dinghy The benefits of sleeping in the boat Allan Earl in his book Dinghy Cruising says "The first question to be settled when deciding on the camping gear required is whether it is intended to sleep in the boat or in a tent on shore."

Jun 4, 2012 · Have any of you done any dinghy cruising and/or camping? I'm looking to hear about other people's experiences with this sort of thing. I've recently finished a sailing class and I've been sailing quite a bit in an 81' Sunfish I recently purchased.

Jun 8, 2013 · Being a lover of trailer sailers, there are a lot of options in the dinghy world for very quick racers (such as FJs/420/Flying Scot), or very good cruisers (Potter 15/Montgomery 17), but what about something in between?

Camping. You can sleep ashore in a small tent, or in the boat under a "boom tent" which will be described below. Generally, it is better to plan to sleep on the boat unless you know there will be somewhere ashore to camp.

About relatively long distance travel by sailing dinghy. Adapting a boat for camping on board, navigation, cooking, sail reefing etc.