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    Posted: 11 Jan 09 at 12:44pm
I think it would scratch the boat.

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i wouldn't even try it unless it was a stable boat and not windy, i don't fancy being out at sea/middle of a lake with a capsized boat AND a dog in the water...

also a EPS only just has enough room to get a human under the boom in tacks and gybes.

btw since when did a vibe have gelcoat?
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I like it but would it work with a bigger dog leaping from 1 side to the other?

Looking at it i may give it a go but i think i'll wait until it's warmer cause i've got a feeling i'll get very wet!
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From last year:

Story: http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=143557

Norman the dog, having spent the day on the rib with Helen Rollinson ..... joined Rod on his Prowler for the sail home getting his first taste of foiling and clearly feeling very at home on a Moth!



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Over the last few years i've seen more and more dogs on the water, from on yachts to R.I.B's and even 1 that rides on a jet-ski, my uncle who is an avid windsurfer manged to teach his dog sam on the balance bit and still can manage a force 5 10 years on.

However how much sailing i do though i've never seen a dog on a dinghy (apart from a Devon Yawl).

I'm tempted to try but i don't think loopy springer spaniels go well with laser EPS, and i don't want do scrath the gelcoat on the Vibe.

Has anyone out there tried it?
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