Probably the clearest, most interesting, informative and useful vlog on sailing tenders Ive seen yet. Thank you.

I think the backstory, with your father building The Machine, is fantastic. What a wonderful labour of love.

@stevelambert7496

3 жыл бұрын

Well said sir

Of all the sailing KZread channels out there you guys are still the very best and most helpful with a great attitude without the ego. You are an inspiration to us all great work. Thank you Matt, Amy

Amy, your Dad did a terrific job building The Machine. It may be slow at times but I would choose it any time over inflatables. Very smart to repurpose the carbon mast.

Your dad did a great job! But the thing I love the most is your use of a washer! Absolutely genius!! Take care guys!

Amy your dad did a very good job on the dinghy you are very lucky to have a skilled craftsman in the family. I would definitely use a dingy like that

I just got done watching a bunch of Catamaran cruising Texans on another channel waterskiing behind their center console dingy with a 60hp outboard. I gotta say, I’m more impressed by your setup. Keep up the good work!

@2SpritOne

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Brad, you forgot to leave us a link ... Cheers

@ksc743

Жыл бұрын

Zatara is everywhere! I stopped watching because they motor more than they sail.

I think it’s a perfect dingy for the size of of your sailing boat. Your dad is impressive on his craftsmanship. We enjoyed your videos very much!

I am not sailing around the world but live in a small 1 bedroom apartment with a balcony. I think this would be a great apartment sailboat. I subscribed.

I can't imagine how great it must be to have a dingy so integrated into your boat! Hope it continues to be such a great "machine"! Props to your dad!

Love your tender. Your dad might have to be careful as he might just get a pile of orders. Love your work also.

The nesting dinghy is a good solution to the problem posed by lack of deck space for a larger tender. Amy your dad did a great job building her and I bet he didn't expect her to be a dual purpose vessel-tender and washing machine!

I've got plans and drawings for the Spindrift on my desk right now because of you guys. :-D

@sd3693

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. We went one size larger, to the 10N. We have a Bolger Cartopper at the moment, which sails very well but is VERY tender when you try to board her, and she won't fit on deck. We'll probably reuse the 59 square foot Cartopper rig for the Spindrift.

@PaulBKal

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. Mine were emailed to me just this week, for a 10ft dinghy for our 47 footer.

@yachticus

3 жыл бұрын

me too - we have gone for the 12N - and I cant Help myself --its going to have a little sprit - funny they were all the thing 30+ years ago - maybe longer - decision process is really great. And the old story - once a dinghy sailor - well you just never lose the joy of it

@bbraonain

3 жыл бұрын

You guys need an affiliate link for the plans.

@mikeosler1003

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve put my own slant on the rig design myself adding a bow sprit and foresail

Absolute great filming and beautifully edited, well done. Amy, your pride in your father radiates from your face, and rightly so.

love the dinghy especially the fact that it becomes your washing machine.. Thanks for making wonderful videos guys.

Your dads boat building skills are amazing! Great job

Take a Bow? Has a new meaning from now on

Well done Dad on the construction of The Machine 👍

Wow, your dad is very talented! 😃

We had been tossing around the different options, but now you've convinced us that this is our next dinghy. Nice thorough video on the Spindrift. Oh, and Dad did a remarkable job!

Using rainwater in the two halves to wash and rinse your laundry is just brilliant! Edit: Also, your Dad did an amazing job with Machine. She's beautifully built.

I have a PT11 nesting dinghy for all the reasons you've articulated. It's fantastic to row or sail and fits my sensibilities to a T :). The forward half is decked over so that results in more buoyancy in the event of a capsize and less water to bail in waves. There is a hatch that allows me to store food, gear etc forward. The forward deck allows for 2 rowing positions Aft when I'm rowing by myself. Forward if there is another person sitting in the stern. I love the simplicity of rowing and sailing. I hate noise and I don't like outboards. But you guys are correct in the compromises of a nesting dinghy made of wood. It does require a little more maintenance. It does require a little more knowledge. Its definitely not a "use it and forget it" kind of dinghy. But I like that a little expertise is required. Just like the big boat. :). Great job you two.

A super video story. Thanks. Your dad is a great guy to have built you a boat. Very affectionate. I'd love to meet him. We built a stitch and glue 15 ft sail/row skerry for our grands so they could learn seamanship. It worked out well. For our 33 ft race boat, I have bought an Eastport Pram kit to build this winter. A nesting model wouldn't work any better, I think. I need simple and light. A couple years ago we met a cruising couple in St Thomas on a 38 ft sloop with a nesting dinghy who said it was perfect. If we were to go voyaging on a bigger boat, I'd go nesting, too. No more rubber duckies for me! When I was a cruising kid in the 60s we towed a 13 ft Penguin class dinghy for years up and down the US East Coast. Then, one night, it went away. My dad still didn't carry the next one on deck, her reinforced the bow ring. Thanks for your work on these videos. Norm on Cape Cod

Proud daughter. Proud father. Proud owners. There’s a lot of good vibes there you “purists hippies”👍🏼😎👍🏼. Thank you for something real in these unreal times!⛵️✌🏻

If my dad built me a machine like that I'd be equally proud! Great job he did too.

What a great idea! And the fact that your dad built* it for you is so sweet!

This is a great dinghy built by a great dad. I like that you're using a sailing/rowing dinghy, it's fun, environmentally friendly, aesthetically pleasing and good seamanship. 👍

Seeing how much you sail the world, especially with your dinghy, is why I love your channel. Hat tip to Amy's dad for the fantastic build.

Your Dad is amazing. Looks like I’m building a dinghy. Great job explaining everything. Very useful information and entertaining as well. Thanks a bunch.

Frikin awesome! .. And kudos to Dad!

Kudos to your father!! Building it so fast is really a challenge. I started minde 4 years ago and it's still not ready 😜. Great video! Congrats

I built the same Spindrift 9ft dinghy and found your comments to be spot on. It took me two seasons on the water to get her dialed in just right, but now I wouldn't consider any other option. After one season, I made a rather significant adjustment to the nesting connectors. I replaced the lowest connecting bolts with four 1 1/2 inch through hull fittings glassed into the stern section. The two upper connecting bolts did not change. The through hull fittings provide a better clamping force and allow water to flow from the bow section to the stern before the level gets high enough to seriously effect the trim level. This has made the dinghy much drier under tow. She also goes together more quickly. Keep up the great videos. Learning a lot from you two:)

@baroundy

Ай бұрын

Would you mind sharing some pictures of what you changed? I'm building the nesting 11' and may need some suggestions.

@jeffreyholt4169

Ай бұрын

@@baroundy I'll be happy to share some photos. The dinghy is a bit of a mess right now, undergoing some TLC after many seasons of hard use, but you can get a sense of the mods. I installed four thru-hulls as connectors, which was overkill. Converting the lower two bolt holes to thru hulls is all you need for adequate drainage of the forward half. I used 1.5 inch thru hulls, but smaller ones would work just as well. Do you have an email to send the photos to?

I think your machine is perfect, well done Dad, great job

So nice to see you enjoying your Spindrift. I built a ten foot one for our Cobra 10.50 Charmer in Panama. She's called Cheeky and she's almost twenty years old now. She sails really well, rows like a dream and is easily powered with our little 2 hp Honda. We've had so many adventures with her I could write a book. I added the second rowing position you mentioned for when you have two on board and added a removable fore and aft seat that allows a single person to work an outboard (with a pvc tube throttle extension) and keep the boat balanced. I'd recommend the Spindrift to anyone with even a little woodworking experience. As a crusing dinghy it's got everything you'll need and gets a lot of positive attention.

Thanks for this one guys, loved seeing the birth and end result of the 'Machine'. Amy your Dad is quite the genius. 'The Dog Days are Over'.....

100% very very slick, congrates to your dad!

That is a gret dinghy! Thanks for sharing!

Lovely work Amy's Dad! Fab and fun movie, many many thanks.

As a white water senior instructor, I learnt to jump up on the back of a boat push down and forward, and as the bow rises and the push the back under the water it empties and pops up again, quick way to get a great deal of water out try it and teach your followers :)

Love the dinghy - your video has me convinced that it is the one I'll need for the small sloop I'm hoping to sail.

Brilliant video. Really enjoyed your humor. But also, I really appreciate your honest review of the dinghy. Your insights are incredibly helpful. And a shout out to your Dad for do such a great job with both the dinghy and the on-deck attachments. Aloha~

God bless your pop.

Love the dingy! Your dad did an awesome job!

I would like to congratulate the builder of the dinghy !! It's just about the size of my Mirror Dinghy, which I reconstructed a few years ago when I purchased it second hand and quite a lot of damage on it. I would love to have a new one since mine is feeling it's age!! Good luck with your sailing adventures, I really envy you!!

What a fitting GOING AWAY gift from your Dad Amy. He is very talented and what an awesome design

Just watched this again, great vid, since I watched this the first time 3 mths ago I have built my own Spindrift 10 nesting dinghy in my workshop to go on the front of own yacht for this summer.

@stevelambert7496

3 жыл бұрын

Cool Mike I was wondering if people were going to build a few after seeing this I hope yours turned out as nice as the machine

Amazing that u didnt do this episode sooner. Briliant! I would def.choose this dingy for extended cruise. Your dad is great. Best gift ever

I’ve really enjoyed your video. Thanks!👍🏻🤓🇬🇧

Yes, I would as I learned on one!!! Brilliantly done Daddio!

I never got around to saying thanks for creating this vlog on the Spindrift nesting dinghy. I ended up buying a 10 I found for sale late last year. The info here was very helpful in deciding to give this a try.

You guys are so amazing in so many levels. Loved to hear how you actually met, so sweet ❤️❤️❤️

Thats sweet, I think thats the way to go!

A few months back I bought plans for a Sprindrift 11n, gonna build it once my boat is ready to go back in the water. They seem like a good little boat, your pops sure did a fine job building yours.

The romantic in me can only wonder if you will ever do a video as to how you two met and how did the idea and plans to sail around the world came about? You guys are great and just love and look forward to your videos!! Better every time!!

Yes, now that I’ve seen yours I’m motivated to make one.

Brilliant story, brilliant dinghy and BRILLIANT Dad. Love your vlogs. Safe travels.

Another great video. You guys rock.

Interestingly enough, I will be buying and building a Spindrift dinhy for my boat, a 1984 Cape Dory 25D, and was perusing the B&B website when I saw their referral to your channel. What a serendipitous discovery that has been. I so enjoy your recounting of your adventures. Well done again.

It's absolutely awesome for all of the reasons you say. Also its very cool to have a tender which morphs into something half the size and is even a platform for safer working on the foredeck. Thumbs up from me!

Great video! Glad to hear that your travel restrictions are eased. I can't wait to hear about your new timeline for continuing your journey.

I've just run across your channel. What a wonderful and useful small boat for a blue water cruiser.

I have an old hard dinghy that also has a sail. You've motivated me to cut it in half and modify it so I can nest it. Love your channel. My favorite.

Terrific dinghy,and a great video all about it,you do have a clever Dad indeed🙂

I have a small 8' pram and it was hand built by the guy I bought it from. Going to convert it to nesting and use it as a tender once I get a bigger boat. Glad you're enjoying and thanks for the video!

That is brilliant! Really admire and respect the work your dad did to build her👍 SK in the UK.

Of all the other choices so far I have come across yours is ahead of all.

I really appreciate the work that went into this video.

What an amazing machine! Can't wait to see your future adventure with the machine!

Really ,really enjoyed this clip, it answered a lot my questions?

Probably the perfect dinghy for you and even more versatile being able to sail her. She would stow on my foredeck exactly the same but then I do have davits on the aft A-frame so it could be either or. Going to look into buying the plans for this one. Great video again guys 👍

Excellent video, and hat's off to your dad. I taught myself to sail on a rented dingy in Mission Bay, San Diego when I was 11, and went on to design and build a 18' racing cat right after high school.

One of the best videos on the subject ever made. You can't argue with success, and the experience speaks for itself. I would be more than willing of this. Thankyou.

Thank you for all the great videos.

Best review of a sailing dinghy I have ever seen anywhere. ⛵️💥💥👍🏻 You’ve totally sold me on the idea of getting or building this nesting dingy for my upcoming sailing adventures, thanks for all the fantastic information you always provide, cheers! ⛵️💥👍🏻🙏🏻

That is a good fit. And loved the mast and boom. Now I am calling the yacht clubs asking for broken carbon mast.

Thanks for that. I bought the kit for an 11 ft version and built it in a storage locker. It's not quite finished, but I got the idea from you. my boat is smaller (33ft), I plan to carry it aft of the mast.

Great episode guys, thank you for a fun explain!

I love this vlog episode. I recently acquired an Eastport Pram as a "social distancing" toy. It's sit down wind surfing.I love it. I want to get into rowing as winter comes on and capsizing is less and less desirable. Thanks. You really captured how I feel.

The "best boat" is a highly subjective question with too many moving parts to ever even consider. There's only ever "the best boat for you". Great video guys

Hi Amy & Matt You two are so cute and likeable! Your videos are superb, informative, entertaining and instructive. Top! I'm preparing to start cruising myself and you are a great example for me. Your dinghy solution is one of those things I'm very interesred in. Thnx for sharing this!!!!!!

Never seen a love song for a little dinghy! Now i love Machine too.

The Great thing is to watch previous videos, again. You are sailing across the Mozambique Channel and I am watching the episode about dinghy.

I just love this dinghy, I am amazed knowing your dad did it. Good product.

👍 Thanks for a great video.

That dinghy is how I found your channel. I was researching nesting dinghy's and found an early video where you talked about it and showed how it goes together. I subscribed. ^_^

What a smashing little dinghy; I want one. Well done your Dad!

Great idea, and its fits in great with your setup.

Great video. I completely agree, my choice would have been the nesting Eastport Pram but The Machine is a great little boat and seems to be doing yeoman duty for you. Kudos to your dad for doing such a great job building her!

That is a great video and a great dingy choice!

What an incredible insight to the argument of a nesting fibreglass dingy over inflatables. The most honest review I think I’ve ever seen of any item actually. I’m convinced that for the inconvenience of instability with 2 people and the pack away saga, this is the best option for me. Thank you.

Dinghy video. Love it!

Hey, you guys do excellent videos. Definitely the favourite sailing channel. Keep up the good work :)

Brilliant design, use and storage of the dingy. Well done everyone!.

That was very informative, thank you!

Yes I would for sure. I'm already looking for plans online ! I was looking for a hard dinghy before but I only have about 10' in front of my mast before the cabin hatches so I scrapped the idea and went with an inflatable but I absoubtely love having a "toy" as you put it to sail around when I'm anchored. Loved the video. Hello from Trinidad !

I had a 17 ft Montgomery sloop whose foredeck may have supported a 4 ft hard hull dingy so had to revert to an Avon Redcrest strapped to the bow. I sailed from the northern end to southern end of the Sea of Cortez and the inflatable worked but was no fun for all the reasons you sited. Amy, your dad gave you a gift that keeps on giving. Enjoy!

With more and more veteran sailing channels having kids and/or upgrading to subsidized catamarans, you guys are a refreshing find :)

Thank you,, I can't remember how many times iv asked for this vid

Brilliant video guys. I'd never seen a nested dinghy and its completely unnoticeable as a newcomer to sailing

Best video about small boat to carry on a big sail boat around the world. Well done guys!!!