| If you buy a sailing dinghy, you will find it is an | | | | backyard or in your driveway. Other storage |
| ideal way to break into the wonderful world of | | | | options include public access areas, marinas, and |
| sailing. Dinghies are smaller sailboats that are | | | | boatyards, which most likely charge a fee. |
| controlled with a mainsail, headsail (or jib), rudder, | | | | You don't have to break the bank to buy a sailing |
| centerboard or dagger board, and even the body | | | | dinghy. Because most sailing dinghies register |
| weight of the crew. The increased attention | | | | around 10' to 20', you're not buying a whole lot of |
| needed for handling and steering a dinghy makes | | | | boat. Plus, dinghies do not have cabins, so they |
| it a great tool for teaching the basics of sailing. In | | | | are generally narrow and light. When you go to |
| fact, many of the best sailors in the world started | | | | buy a sailing dingy, the same evaluation process |
| out on dinghies, and say that once you can sail a | | | | applies as it does with bigger boats - you just |
| dingy, you can sail anything. | | | | won't have to inspect as much material. |
| Buying a sailing dingy is easier than buying bigger | | | | With their portability and inexpensive costs, you |
| sailboats because they can be transported on a | | | | can't go wrong in buying a sailing dinghy. Beginners |
| trailer or tied to a roof-rack on a car. This also | | | | will appreciate their hands-on approach to sailing - |
| makes dinghies easy to store. Storage and | | | | just make sure you do enough research to buy |
| maintenance fees can cripple the budget of bigger | | | | the sailing dingy that's right for you. |
| sailboat owners, but dinghies can fit right in your | | | | |