Cruisin'

...cruising, No one whant to come out of the closet then. Come on don't be ashamed................oh well not to worry.

Dinghy cruising seems a fairly strange past-time.  Yacht cruising is a superb thing to do though.  There are some amazing places you can get to only by boat, and the experience of getting there by sail makes it more fun.  Don't write cruising off without trying it.  I didn't used to think much of it, but time sailing round Scotlands west coast has changed that - it is brilliant!  Try sailing round a headland, through a tidal overfall, or navigating into a narrow anchorage and you see a totally different aspect to the sport.

We are experimenting with a bit of racing/cruising intermingling at our club. 

We have a great Round the Lake race (7 miles to the far end!) and see lots of lovely scenery while picking our way through the shifts.  So we are inviting cruisers to do the same route on the day, and qualify as a 'series participant'.  That way more of them should actually get to explore the far reaches too.

It does mean that they will have to concentrate on beating well and do some serious sailing downwind

Originally posted by WildWood Dinghy cruising seems a fairly strange past-time.  Yacht cruising is a superb thing to do though.  There are some amazing places you can get to only by boat, and the experience of getting there by sail makes it more fun.  Don't write cruising off without trying it.  I didn't used to think much of it, but time sailing round Scotlands west coast has changed that - it is brilliant!  Try sailing round a headland, through a tidal overfall, or navigating into a narrow anchorage and you see a totally different aspect to the sport.

 Knew there where some cruisers around . We occasionaly do some dinghy cruising at the club along to Bexhill or maybe take a look at the Eastbourne air show from the water. The E.Sussex coast is hardly the bay of Naples but it is relaxing and gives us a chance to sail without shouting at each other. Once a year the club goes down to Cobnor and sails around for a week, a fantastic week of camping beer food and cruising.  Saw a regular forumite (who normaly wouldn't be seen dead in anything other than a skiff) cruising there last year in a cruising dinghy. (beware, If you closet cruisers don't come out I will "out you" if I see you)

 

That forumite shall remain nameless for the moment

Edited by GK.LaserII

I've fancied it before but never had a suitable boat (closet I've come is a Hornet!). Assuming we are talking about reasonably long distances I reckon dinghy cruising is a bit like hiking and camping but yacht cruising is like carravanning.