Originally Posted by
BobJ
Probably not - I was a bit younger too, when I raced dinghies.
I just watched a video of a Vanguard 15 in heavy air. That's not the right boat for solo meandering. I want to meander.
So another question: Jim mentions "a few RAIDs per year." Would these be multiple day events (sleeping on the beach, etc.)?
I would sure love to see a late Spring and then an early Fall mini-RAID. Gut feeling is that three days is about maximum. More than that, and folks can't get the time off. Starting with an overnight makes a LOT of sense.
I don't think the Vanguard 15 is the RAID-type boat of choice. There's nowhere to put "stuff". When I was thinking hard about taking the skerry to do the Texas 200, which would last about 5 days, I worked out how I'd take all the "stuff"...which included a cheap camping tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, food and cooking gear. I figured I could get it all into about 4 dry bags and I also bought three of these.
which snap on, and then the inner lid twists on/off. It turns a 3.5 or 5 gallon bucket into a totally watertight, but easily accessible storage unit.
Last edited by AlanH; 10-02-2019 at 12:02 PM.
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