Articles
Here are some reprints from past bulletins which might be of interest.
What
is a dinghy?
Former DCA President the late Peter Bick makes a gentle dig at those members
who sail something slightly bigger!
Sleeping
Aboard
DCA member 0002 John Deacon describes the joys of sleeping on a 14'dinghy and John Reeve gives good advice on boat camping techniques
A
Steel Centreplate for Jacona!
Ken Dickinson writes about the installation of a heavy steel centreplate
in his Wanderer dinghy.
The
Crabclaw Rig
Bernie Stocks writes in appreciation of the Crabclaw Rig!
The
Not so Secret Diary of Edward Jones -
aged 65 and three quarters!
Ted Jones describes a cruise around the Thames Estuary
A
Farne Islands Pilot
Ed Wingfield shares his knowledge of these magical islands off Lindisfarne
on the NE coast of the UK. Not a cruising region for the faint hearted
but well worth the effort.
A
Lindisfarne (Holy Island) Pilot
More gen from Ed Wingfield on this beautiful stretch of England's North
Eastern Coast.
Dinghy
Cruising Check list
People leave home and trail miles to their crusing ground, only to find
that they've left a vital piece of equipment back at base. I've often
forgotten the sail battens, and the binoculars but I read of someone who
left the rudder behind. Make a checklist! Here's a basic check list which
you can modify according to your own needs.
Which
Dinghy?
It's easier to find the end of the rainbow than find the 'right' cruising
dinghy. Ed Wingfield has talked to a range of people about their dinghies
and produced a set of comparison charts to enable the novice to get an
idea of what to go for. If your preferred cruising dinghy isn't there,
contact Ed on edwingfield@hotmail.com and offer him some information.
Roger's
Reefing Refinement.
After several requests from subscibers to the Openboat discussion group
(see links section), we present here an elegant refinement to the slab
reefing system, as applied by DCA president Roger 'Bailer' Barnes. It
is adapted from a more extensive DCA article by Aiden de la Mare, published
in Bulletin 161, Winter 1998.
Huntingford's
Helm Impeder
Published by popular demand, here is a simple and cheap way of contolling
the helm while you pour a drink, have pee, harpoon a whale....
South Coast
Region Newsletter Archive
Liz Baker keeps the South Coast members informed with a regular newsletter.
The originals are very nicely presented with appropriate graphics etc.
This presentation is echoed in the web version, but preserved in its entirety
on the pdf download versions.
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