What does it cost to start Dinghy Cruising ? 

As I watched the boats of subscribers at the end, I thought, “I should do that”. Then to my surprise, there I was in my Flying Scot. I had forgotten that I had already sent you a photo. I enjoy your videos greatly. Very well done, informative, and entertaining. Thank you!

Love your channel. My dinghy is a shipmate 16 day boat. I can understand why people buy yachts but us dinghy sailors have lots more fun. I’m in Kent England, only 10 mins from the sea so very lucky. You do so much for us dinghy sailors and please keep the videos coming, my favourite RU-vid channel. God bless.

Perfect Friday night viewing - Thanks Paul 😀😃😄😁😆

Great job guys !!! That looks like fun.

loving the journey Paul cheers mate

Brilliant production as we have come to expect Paul. I m glad you guys got some good weather.

Another great video thanks a Paul

Thanks for the great vid, it was great to see the other boats and how the owners had made the changes to suit there needs.

GREAT STUFF! Great boats, great people great fun, thanks!

Another great video Paul glad you had a good time at myall lakes. Cheers Steve

😎 a most wonderful video...excellent sound and imagery....with a exquisitely paced story and conversation...Thankyou...

Another great video - looking forward to joining you for my first raid soon!

Great new intro. Looked like a great weekend for sailing. Lots of wind.

What a great intro revamp! Very professional.

Wow Great sailing

Love the additional b&w lead-in to your regular intro. Looking good.

I love the idea of a 6 year old out on the trapeze. Way more fun than kids toys.😂

Going from strength to strength, young fellow! 👍

Great video again Paul. It was really useful seeing Chris's tabernacle and mods.... I think I might remake mine now. 🤔

Saw you under full sail in Josh's vid earlier; K L is by far the best looking boat in a flotilla of beauties. It is nice that every one has come up with mods that make life easier, or improve the handling of their boat. Very nice pics once again.

Awesome stuff, especially when Trim is in front of Lisa Jane momentarily. Like what you are doing with the channel, very engaging stuff.

This is really cool. Dinghy sailing is the way! Im building a Weekender (Stevenson) here in Brazil (working on the cabin roof today). Best wishes to you all!

Getting better all the time, more professional, and more interesting keeping the story focused.

I love your wooden boats. I've built a couple plywood skiffs and a strip plank canoe so I get why someone wants to build rather than buy a boat. My current project is refurbishing a 1970 Oday Mariner 19. One change I'll definitely make is adding a tabernacle to help me get the 24' mast up easier by myself. I'm 70 and currently building my third house single handed so I've little time to tinker with boats these days.

Always a treat when Paul shows up on RU-vid!

I cruise my 1971 Wayfarer here in Flordia about 50 days a yeaar. I just did a video showing projects upgrades and apx costs for the 9 years I have sailed her. I spend about $1k US a hear or $20 per day of sailing!

Was looking for your mate Dave and the Cherry, saw it moored up and that was it. As a fellow Cherry owner was looking to see how he's got it sorted

nice video man. i dig this small boat stuff. interestingly, the music you played ive only heard on one other channel. good stuff for sailing. been wanting to get a mirror but dang that is a spendy boat to buy the kit for. buying used seems to be the only alternative.

A good little video Paul in Canada

I love these "buy or build" and cost videos. A person can build a flattie skiff, or a garvey (pram bow flat bottom) for a low cost. Though, the lowest still is buying a fixer-upper.

Great video again! I am very envious of these wooden boats, but could only afford a (very) secondhand wayfarer. After looking at the cherry, and I think hartley with a cuddy cabin, i wonder if you know of anyone had put a wooden top on a wayfarer? At least it would be part wood, and give me a more comfy weekender.

Hi Paul. I’ve only just discovered your videos & I’m loving them. Looks like you all have a ton of fun. I haven’t sailed since I was a kid, now you’ve got me thinking about getting back into it! I’m curious, what are the little red flags with the yellow crosses that most of you seem to fly? What do they mean? Looking forward to the next video! Cheers from Cairns.

At the end you've got Rob's Bliss as a Hartley 14, I thought it was a 16? Another brilliant video...I've been binging on them. :)

I'm really a newbie at sailing. I think this is a great way to get ones feet wet literally and figuratively.

As usual, a very enjoyable “raid”! Pleased to see my Penobscot 13 made the video, but I’m in Maine, not Oregon. No worries, I think it’s great that you’re posting so many different types of dinghy’s!

Hi Paul, Yours is a great channel to watch as we chill through the UK winter. Please can you share the approximate sizes of your anchor buddy? Silicone tube can be expensive here, so I would like to base a purchase on trial and error. I guess that's some sort of electrical cable wrap as protection. Keep making those vids for us dinghy cruisers! Thanks in advance, Peter

Here's my take: there are absolutely awesome free boats everywhere if you spend a little time. You can find a great glass hill and deck of any side you want, if you spend a bit extra time you will find a very acceptable boat with all the rigging, sails, trailer, everything that just needs mostly a lot of cleaning up to be ready to cruise for under 1500. bucks .... It's fun to go check out a bunch of old boats looking for a diamond in the rough.... To each his own but I would not own a wood boat ... Glass is almost completely maintenance free and literally last forever.

There are so many almost free boats on Craigslist in the states. New sails for the last 17’ boat I bought were less than $700. Trailers always need a few repairs, tires, and registration. It is so much less expensive starting with an old boat and spend time modifying and customizing. Build a custom cuddy, or sew a custom tent.

I have a question. Talking about building boats minus the cabin, and looking at Josh's boat afterwards, when he mentions capsizing, made me wonder... what if a boat like Kate Louise, with a cabin, goes over and the cabin fills with water? Is it possible to right it without help? Does all that water in the cabin hold it inverted?

I have always wondered what the significance was for flying the 'R' signal pendant on boats in your area? ...... I have never seen that done here on the east coast of America.

Are plans available for the cygnet 15? Is this boat made by cygnet wooden boats?

I want to build my own boat, but I’m not very experienced at sailing. I’m thinking I might buy something used first to get some experience before deciding on a design to build.

What is that tune you have playing at 15:45?

I am not sure if my 21 foot sailboat Sweet Pee qualifies as a Dinghy sailor but it sure does get around with a lot of dinghys. It only drafts 10 inches of water

Smart money is to buy second hand. I live in a boat-rich environment here in the PugetSound area of the US. There is a rather lage commnity of small boat enthusiasts and self builders. It's not unusual to find nicely crafted small boats for sale by owner/builder, or by third owner. Often at much lower cost than it took to build them. That said, gone are the days of DIY to save money. Everything has skyrocketed. If you are a retired doctor or engineer, that doesn't apply so much to you. Retire as a truck driver: Keep reading. Cheap, capable boats can be had, but they are NOT wooden self-built. Pretty much any run of the mill 1970's 1980's fiberglass trailer sailer can be bought for under $3000. I've owned several, a couple of them were very good designs. More expensive glass sailboats, such as the un-matched Montgomery 17, is going to run you from $3000-$5000, and they will be rough, but still as capable as a 1970's Jeep CJ-5. As to cost of ownership? I've had a couple wooden boats, and a slew of glass ones. Best advice for a wood boat off season: 1)Store it indoors, sails folding loosely with good ventilation. Have it on a cradle or a trailer that cradles it evenly. Avoid heating the place, but have a fan running gently all the time. That's for the Pacific Northwest. 2) select a sail plan that is as simple as possible, requiring as few gadgets and goodies as possible. Every time you buy something thatsays 'boat' on it, you lose. Consider cleats of self carved wood instead of stainless or bronze hardware. Small sails don't require the expensive smooth blocks for hoisting or sail mangament. Simple alternatives exsisted long before there ever was a synthetic block or tackle system. Glass boats are virtually indestructible, unless you run them onto the rocks at high speed, or they are from an area of very hot sun exposure AND subsequent rain exposure. It is not required of you to cut out and patch every point of deck rot in order toget enjoymet out of small boat cruising. Stresses that would rip apart the hardpoints on a 30 footer simply do not exist on a sailing dinghy. As long as your chain plates, and decking hardware are fairly well attached, just go sailing. So don't spend your valuable time and money putting lipstick on a pig. ...okay, ive done that, but I'm jus' sayin' Polishing the hull is always allowed. A badly oxidized fiber glass boat can be brought almost back to new shine with a couple hard days of work for almostno money. But you won't want to do it twice. Trust me.

ahhhh, you can buy a yacht far cheaper than building one. The hull is "cheap" but the sail, mast and associated rigging? My Hartley TS16 cost me $2,800. On trailer. The build? around $15,000 without trailer. Mind you. There is FAR more pleasure in building .

Some people like sailing. Some people like building. A subset of those enjoys both. I know several people that enjoy building more than sailing a boat. If you just want to get on the water and enjoy having a boat, buying second hand can be the fastest route there and often cost less than building one yourself. I built a trimaran that took about 9 months of my free time and close to $5000 all in. Since then, I've discovered i could have bought something similar used for $3500.

How is security for your car and trailer when you head off like this?

Hi Paul Some of your shots would be fantastic classic paintings. Well done. Paul I have a favor to ask. I will be sailing back up the east coast of Japan next year and I see that one of your dinghy photos is in Iwate. It is titled "Mike Seahopper Iwate Japan". Could you put him in contact with me as I will be pulling into 2 or 3 ports in Iwate and would love to catch up with another sailor, Thanks Gary in japan.

The title is a little misleading. I thought I was going to get much more info on the cost to start dinghy cruising. Thanks any way

Spotted gum is the World’s strongest wood by weight per section.

Thank you Paul. Enjoyed the interesting interviews with other sailors and their boats (and innovations). I can relate to their enthusiasm but all seems a little expensive. Nonetheless, I will keep dreaming and continue to watch your videos!

Hey great buy on gumtree same boat as your boat Paul really cheap

8 minutes in and still nothing about what it costs to go dinghy sailing except a “not cheap”

It will cost a marriage. Then the shed becomes your new home. Eventually you will add water to the whole mess and you will be out there with the rest of us old farts sailing around alone.