When I go with friends to the sandy beach on an
island off the Connecticut coast here, I take
them in my 22-foot Sea Ray power boat, anchor in
three foot of water, and we use a dinghy, (or we
scramble on and off the Ray, to wade ashore and
back).

In a month's time, I want to take a couple of
less-agile relatives with us, and I need a way
to assist them get from the Ray to the beach
and back.


As an indication of their present agility:
It's about ten years since they moored
their Islands 17, and rowed out in a dinghy to
scramble aboard and sail her.

They now keep the sailboat tied to a floating
dock in a marina for ease of access, and they
use it with the outboard only.


What solutions have people found for their
less-agile passengers to get on and off a
power boat in three foot of water, to get
to a sandy beach?

Wilson Pye