On Jun 13, 1:18*pm, Marc Auslander
wrote:
I suspect you're not going to sea, but doing coastal cruising. *I've
towed my hard dink through pretty wild coastal weather - and
never got into trouble. *A long painter prevents it from riding up
your stern.

Well, I've sailed several times from St. Marks, FL to St Petersburg,
FL, about 140 miles. West palm to West End across the Gulf stream and
am ready to cross from marsh Harbor to Spanish Wells (only 50 miles).
I expect most of my crossings to be less than 200 miles. Towing the
dingy on any of these would have been a pain. I also do not towing a
dinghy in thunderstorms.
I've decided that my current 28' S2 with 3'10" draft is ideal for the
bahamas and anything larger would be too much for me to singlehand.
Her moderate size and shoal draft has gotten me many places a larger
boat could not go which also contributes to some degree of safety.