And that's rare. So when we are, I have pretty good confidence in the weather. That said, I towed our dink through near 40 knots, downwind surfing at times over 10 knots last season, in seas,...that we're impressive.

That's impossible with an inflatable and would have been a problem with dinghys not designed with towing in mind. Not ideal, but it made it in one piece and shipped a quart of seawater. If it became dangerous, I'd toss it off the cleat.

But with 30 years of coastal towing, we have a few tricks. Besides, there's no good alternative for us.