Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • SAIL

    TOW YOUR BOAT

    Oct 16, 2018 5 minutes

    By Tom Hale

    f0060-01

    My friends George and Ann have a lovely 50-year-old 44ft Hood/Maas steel sloop called Allez. When she was launched last spring, the old Perkins engine would not start, but they needed to get her to their marina on the other side of the harbor. That afternoon, I met Ann on the dock. She explained the predicament and asked if I would launch my dinghy and give Allez a tow. George is a wily old man: Ann is a refined, courteous, Southern Belle whose request would be hard to refuse. He needed a tow and knew how to get one. Somehow, I had to move their 18-ton boat, with my 10ft 6in dinghy and its 9.9hp outboard.

    If you’ve ever tried to tow a big boat behind a dinghy, you probably

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Sail

    Sail9 min read
    Solar Updates
    Sixteen years ago, I installed solar panels on my boat. At the time, the peak efficiency at converting sunlight to electricity was around 16%. Today’s panel technologies enable substantially more energy to be harvested from a given surface area, boos
    Sail2 min read
    Racing News: Welcome to New York—We’ve Been Waiting For You
    There aren’t too many events in the four-year IMOCA 60 calendar that bring the fleet to this side of the Atlantic. Fewer still see the world’s premiere offshore racing fleet in the continental U.S. This May, we have a rare opportunity to see them in
    Sail3 min read
    Troubleshooting—When It’s Worth It
    I was on the 1400-2000 watch on our second day at sea, sailing Falken across the Atlantic from Mindelo towards Barbados. The afternoon watch was blissfully shady with our westerly heading and downwind sailplan setup, with both sails spread wide out e

    Related Books & Audiobooks