Something worth reading, signs of the times, and how I'd like to see our talking heads take on politicians...
So, today's question is what do we actually need in a dinghy to make it do double duty as a lifeboat?
Well, for starters, the dinghy has to be big enough but it also has to be stowable on deck and, to make matters even more complicated, able to be launched by one person without help.
Since we plan to use the dinghy as a lifeboat it also stands to reason that it has enough positive buoyancy to be considered unsinkable and big enough to carry a couple with enough stores, gear, and water to keep them alive till they're rescued or able to sail to safety.
Not asking a lot now are we?
Just for chuckles, let's remember that the dinghy also has to do its job of being a dinghy getting hard usage on a daily basis.
Which in simple term means we're looking for a small as possible with a biggish interior unsinkable dinghy that's as tough as we can make it, as well as being light enough for one person to manage and capable of daily hard use.
Tomorrow we'll get into some specifics.
Listening to some covers from 1978
So it goes...
