cpMike said:
Hmm...wasn't the dock damaged by storm waves? Water is a much stronger force of nature than an inflated bit of vinyl. Maybe dinghies pried the boards loose, but if the dock was maintained properly, the dock would have just shredded the dinks instead.
You'd be surprised how much pressure a dinghy can exert upwards when trapped under something... and I've been there when dinghy's tied too for down the dock close to shore would ride the crest of a wave and literally flex the wood on the dock as the painter tightened up and pulled it back. It's not so much the dinghy itself, it's the shockloads.
On another note... I just noticed the new thread on the BVI Music Fest... didn't want to step on someone else's thread, but maybe if someone went to the website and send a message with pictures of recently damaged dinghy's, someone might pay attention that it is a valid concern if they want visiting yachts to attend.
