Launching from the Dinghy Dock in Niue in 20 knots of wind - Niue par mygriffin

Niue is the smallest self-governing democracy in the world. Population only 1,788 in 2001. The oddest thing about Niue is that even though it is a small island in the middle of the south Pacific it has no boat culture. No one on the island owns a boat! There is no beach. The island shore is a shear, 90 foot, cliff to the sea. In fact, to land the dinghy you pull up to a concrete wharf where a crane hoists the dingy 10 feet up into the air and ...