The SB20 is born: Laser SB3 class changes name and builder, RS200: an asymmetric doublehander for lightweights, Boat show guide: make the most of your day. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2011, I think Frank Dye sailing across open oceans for long distances in a 16 ft dinghy is a little crazy. Like the GP 14 and Enterprise, the Wayfarer sailing dinghy was designed to be constructed in plywood as can be seen from the chines that make up the hull. His narrative put me right there in the boat with him.
This page works best with JavaScript. Some ambitious cruises over the years have been made in Wayfarer sailing dinghy including sea passages also becoming the most used dinghy for one-to-one sailing instruction by sailing schools. During the austerity following the Second World War, this was the only avenue which opened up sailing to the populace. I first saw a Wayfarer sail in windy conditions on San Francisco Bay in very rough water. I had heard a lot about Frank Dye -what an unbelievable dinghy sailor he was.Great book I really enjoyed reading it. With 112 pages and colour images throughout, it will be an essential companion in the dinghy park and workshop but it won’t be out of place by the bedside or on the coffee table. Photo by Melvyn Cooper. Great adventure and challenging sailing in a small boat. Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2008. Tide and weather must be checked for suitable sailing conditions and extra clothes and supplies should be packed. The16-foot Wayfarer saailing dinghy was designed by lan Proctor, and has been unsurpassed as a general purpose dinghy for the last 30 years. I think Frank Dye sailing across open oceans for long distances in a 16 ft dinghy is a little crazy. Copyright © 1999-2020 Boats Group. In the 1950s, Jack Holt, a designer of small boats, saw a need for an adaptable 'General Purpose' dinghy and consequently designed the GP14 sailing dinghy, with amateur construction in mind. The Drascombe Lugger, is a purely cruising type, appearing like some small fishing boat of yesteryear. I first saw a Wayfarer sail in windy conditions on San Francisco Bay in very rough water.
Has anyone any experience please. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2014. Over the years the construction of all three have converted to glass fibre construction, though plans for ply wood still exist. It was a bit of a slog to get through but worth the effort. Sailing on the open ocean in a 16ft dinghy is, rather obviously, asking for trouble so I found it quite difficult to be sympathetic to the extreme danger the author exposed himself to.