As Europe and the USA yachties usually moor in a marina and don't anchor. Dinghies are less important, this changes as soon as anchoring becomes the rule, cruisers anchor 99% of the time, dinghies are important.
The dingy is what the car is for the landlubber, as they also have to go ashore to do the shopping, thus wants to get groceries and them selves dry back on board, even in rough weather. Ding...[more]
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