We were on a short river cruise of a few days when this picture was shot. Because we do not have a bimini for shade, we used a (red) rectangle nylon fabric with plastic pipe support, which we centered over the boom and tied down to the lifelines. Worked good, although we would have to put this down when using the main sail.
You can see upside down on the bow a little "Cha-Cha Escape", our little bathtub toy! (See pic right). It's a little miniature "sailing thing" with a plastic sail and a tiller in front between your knees and with two little tiny keels. Will tip over in a strong gust, but I guess that's half the fun!
At the stern we carry n El Torro sailing dinghy; sails much better and faster than the "Sailing Thing"! It's not a ship-to-shore vehicle like a Zodiac, and is fit only for 1 person, but is fun to play on the river with.
