Increasing numbers of boat owners are seeing the merits of dinghy cruising and day sailing, if the continued growth in membership of the Dinghy Cruising Association (DCA) is anything to go by. The same is happening in Normandy and Brittany with the beautifully designed François Vivier sail and oar boats leading the charge. In fact the sail and oar movement is growing all across Europe and across the pond in the USA too.
Cruising dinghies offer certain advantages over heavier boats. They can be towed to different coastal and inland waters, they can be kept in good condition at home avoiding marina charges, they may not need a motor and with
