GL: Do you really use your dinghy?

[George Hechtman]

All depends on what your cruising style and objectives are. In our  
case, we love to anchor or moor out. We in many ways consider the big  
boat as merely the delivery vehicle for the small boat, which beyond  
just getting to shore, we use to explore the nooks, crannies and  
islets around us. If one's cruising entails going from dock to dock  
and focussing on exploring the cities and villages attached thereto,  
then you may be able to get away with out one. It's really a personal  
style type of thing, though I couldn't imagine doing something like  
the loop without one if just for the reasons already offered by other  
posters.

George

"Incentive"
currently laying at the Kingston Municipal Dock, NY, and getting  
ready top drop the dinghy to explore Roundout Creek.