I have spent the weekend provisioning for an 8 day sail I have coming up in a smalll sailing boat.
The boat I am using is very small and weight sensitive by almost any cruising standard. I have decided to bring the boat to %80 of her max load to allow for some reserve bouyancy and better perfomance.
After my own weiight, I am left with about 87 pounnds to work with.
Figure my safety and nav gear accounts for about 15 pounds. This allows for spare paddles, spare sail, manual bilge pump...
Provisioning for Dinghy Cruising
The boat I am using is very small and weight sensitive by almost any cruising standard. I have decided to bring the boat to %80 of her max load to allow for some reserve bouyancy and better perfomance.
After my own weiight, I am left with about 87 pounnds to work with.
Figure my safety and nav gear accounts for about 15 pounds. This allows for spare paddles, spare sail, manual bilge pump...
Provisioning for Dinghy Cruising