Andy Rice DINGHIES

There are some boats you wouldn’t mind lending out to a friend. How much harm could you do to a Laser or a Topper for example? Not much, although I bet you’re already thinking of at least 10 different ways I - or anybody else - could ruin your pride and joy.

I am still smarting from the time I lent out my International 14 to a sailor who had won national championships in other classes and whom I thought would be a safe and honest pair of hands. He is a hydrographer by trade, someone