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Marin Faure wrote
"When we were trying to decide between an inflatable
or a hardshell dinghy after we acquired our boat, one
of the objections we heard voiced was that inflatables
can blow away from you if you end up in the water
with it in an emergency situation in strong winds"
Basically a dinghy is used for commuting and whether
you choose a hard shell or inflatable is a matter of
choice. Safety issues are another matter and if you
envisage leaving your vessel in an emergency then it
should be into a liferaft. It would be unwise to just
rely on a dinghy for survival purposes if far from
shore as neither hard shells nor inflatables are
terribly safe in big seas and winds.
The advice I always give to maritime students is to
"only get into your liferaft if you have to step up
into it!"
As far as being caught out with your dinghy behind you
then pull it on board as suggested before the weather
picks up. On board is the proper place whilst at sea
as otherwise you can risk broaching if the dinghy
fills in a following sea.
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