The RS Toura Sailing Dinghy has an electric motor. We have it as a backup in case the wind fails. It is an Epropulsion eLite. Most of the time, we just use the engine to move the boat from where we could moor it so we can easily get the boat to the slipway. The engine is very light, being carried with one hand and can be fixed onto the Dinghy in less than a minute, so we don't need to have it in the water all the time, creating drag. The motor propels the Dinghy at about four mph, which is more than fast enough for its job. Since we only sail a mile or so between the bridges, the engine is ideally suited to the bring us home policy.
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