Visit our Popular Forums

Greenflash35 · 10-04-2009, 17:01

Everybody hide your cats from H Romberg!

meyermm · 10-04-2009, 17:11

I am surprised Markj has not commented as he probably has the closest equiped vessel to a dingy and loves it!

captain58sailin · 10-04-2009, 17:23

Kittens make the best crab bait!

captain58sailin · 10-04-2009, 17:23

So I would take the kitten and catch a crab and eat him.

Columbia22 · 10-04-2009, 20:06

I found a website somewere of a guy that Circumnavigated in a 10ft homemade Boat Ill try to find it was quite a Story

aj_the_first · 14-04-2009, 04:08

The Kiwi boat designer John Welsford has a designed a few that I would consider doing it in and are designed for it.
John Welsford's Boat Plans
John Welsford Small Craft Design

Fafnir is designed to be an ocean cruiser for one or two at 13 feet long.

Houdini and Pathfinder are more dinghy-like with centerboards and no cabin, and they have been taken out for long outings in some tough weather.

Though for a could-almost-be-called-comfortable 18 footer, you can't beat the Swaggie.

Plus Welsford is currently working on an open cruising dinghy he is calling "Pilgrim" that will have a bit of ballast and should be capable of an ocean crossing in the hands of the right crazy
John Welsford Small Craft Design The pilgrim diaries

Sorry, don't mean to sound like an advertiser, but I've been a fan of Welsford's work for a long time. Lots of his boats are a simple lapstrake on stringer construction and they all have lovely traditional rigs and hull lines, and he espouses the sort of inexpensive minimalist get out there and have fun spirit that would be necesary to do any real cruising in a dinghy.

But a Laser? That IS crazy.

anthon · 14-04-2009, 14:32

The thought seems exciting. With a harpoon, fishing tackle etc.
But the reality could be a little less fun

Philosail · 20-04-2009, 13:42

YUP!

Would I get oars?

roger.waite · 20-04-2009, 15:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Philosail

YUP!

Would I get oars?

And water?

At least we now have the kitten for food.

crazyhorse · 01-06-2009, 00:38

Ever thought of the lives of those who would be asked to go out and rescue you?

Pacificcruise · 01-06-2021, 04:56

I'm getting prepared to attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean in a 3.7m dinghy, I reckon it will be interesting.

**GordMay** · 01-06-2021, 05:43

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Pacificcruise.
Are you merely 'trolling', or serious?

Pacificcruise · 03-06-2021, 23:09

I'm being dead serious, I want to be able to say that I've done something noone else has done.

clownfishsydney · 04-06-2021, 04:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pacificcruise

I'm getting prepared to attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean in a 3.7m dinghy, I reckon it will be interesting.

Doubt you will get far, cannot carry enough food or water for even the shortest distance crossing! I will not even go into the other problems with this proposal.

As a member of a marine rescue group, I am sick of having to assist/rescue people doing stupid or ill advised things like this. At least in your case once you are a week or so from your starting location, unlikely someone will be able to assist you.