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    Tender Mercies

    by Charles J. Doane Jun 20, 2017 3 minutes
    Source: An F-RIB on display at the 2016 Annapolis Boat Show with an electric motor and solar array

    the same F-RIB folded up and in its carrying case

    In the pantheon of mythical creatures—right up there with unicorns, hippogriffs and manticores—we have in the realm of cruising a most important one: the perfect dinghy. This of course is a very subjective concept that exists in Platonic form in every sailor’s mind, but never in reality.

    Personally, I’ve always favored roll-up inflatables, about 9ft long, because they are very stable for their size, can carry big in September 2015 issue for a thrilling description of what it’s like to have loaded stern davits fail in heavy weather.)

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