Dinghy Fashion

[Boracay]

I've moved Boracay onto a mooring so every time I go I need to launch the small dinghy and row out.

This works well on a nice warm day but I hesitate when it's cold, wet or windy. Seems like all the time now it's winter.

I'm currently using sandals, shorts and a jumper but these are not really good. The sandals get sand in them when I launch the dinghy and are clumsy on and off the big boat, shorts are cool and jumpers seem to be too cold or too hot. And if I fall in the water my phone and keys will be ruined.

Any suggestions?

[Greenflash35]

We just spent a winter crusing the northern Gulf of Mexico USA. It was also cold and rainy. A dry bag for boots and a backpack for foulies seemed to work for us. Get a small dry bag for the phone as well. You can actually talk through the bags that are designed for phones if you get a call.

[MarkJ]

We use zip lock sandwich bags. In fact with the mobile phone, wallet, GPS (to find our way home) etc etc we have more bags than a school tuck shop!

Dinghy Wet-Bum is the bane of my life. I am thinking of wearing daipers and sugest you do too

Mark

[Greenflash35]

You row like us, so this doesn't apply, but for those with engines, note that you'll see a lot of folks stand up (ride 'em cowboy style) to avoid the wet butt, and maybe to look cool. After seeing the scars from the unfortunates who've fallen in from a bad bump and didn't have a kill-switch lanyard, I'd rather get wet. At best, the dinghy continues on without you, and at worst, sometimes they tend to circle back and at full-throttle it's not pretty when they try to "pick" you back up.