But it seems a faithful tender - the loyal and loving kind is a fantasy living hopefully in every yachties mind ...
A dinghy that will trail you without thought of cutting loose,
that will come forth when you call it like a pup you had in youth,
that would never dream of stalling or needing Aerostart,
and would never tip you seaward like a beer soaked snack for sharks ?
whose body is a mixture of comfort, strength and lines that please,
that will plane on any seascape at ridiculous high speeds...
And to top it off quite nicely - this dinghy beyond belief, has a price tag more than reasonable,
well ... like the wind ... it's free ...
So there it is - the problem - the dilemma that can never be solved,
the endless search for the ultimate dinghy, that quest for a tender of gold ...
And all over the country in bars fringed by masts, hopeful grotties, continue their pitiful chants ...
"...if only I'd bought that inflatable..."
" tinnies the best way to go ... "
"rubber duck with a V hull hard bottom ..."
" ... something that's easy to row-"
"the things just too gutless/ too heavy/ too light..."
You'll hear them lamenting late into the night,
while down at the jetty bobbing at their short reins, are the ignorant tenders being filled up with rain,
not too flash or shiny or mechanically sound, but at least in existence within earthly bounds ...

So when tempted to join that group without hope,
consider the devil you know's better than one that you don't ...
and all that's really required of these little boats,
is to find a good owner
and keep them afloat!