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The
Dinghy
Cruising
Association
Articles
What
is a dinghy?
Former DCA President 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?
... find the 'right' cruising dinghy?
Roger's Reefing
Refinement.
....an elegant refinement to the slab reefing system, as applied by DCA
president Roger 'Bailer' Barnes.
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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