Mirror Dinghy
I’m thinking of buying a Mirror dinghy as a first boat. Can they be transported on a car roof (Ford Galaxy) or will I need a road trailer and where would be the best place to get one. Also can they be used on the sea (at the beach) or are they only suitable for inland waters? Any advice greatfully received Jim
No problem humping a Mirror on to a car roof. Many are toted around that way. Loading and off-loading is the only problem and you’ll probably need a launching trolley to get it from the car to the water. Don’t be fooled by its size. The Mirror is a grown-up, ‘go-anywhere’ boat that has been taken cross-Channel. (NOT recommended!) It’s good for inshore use at sea as well as inland and provides lots of sailing fun and experience.
Hi Jim,
. I have to figure out how to reef the mainsail as I can’t do this at the moment. I have transported mine to the coast (North Wales and the Bournemouth ) on the roof of a car. As Paul said you, you need two able bodied persons to it it on and of the roof. 
I need to make a portable trolley for launching mine.
Mirror dingies are great for sailing in the sea. They can easily be launched from almost anywhere. It sails really well inshore. A bit bouncy but you get used to this
If you need any info or want to do a Mirror sailing trip in the future feel free to get in touch.
zephyr_rodrigues@yahoo.co.uk
Best regards,
Zephyr
Hi there, mirror dinghy no problem on roof of car, as the previous poster said you’ll need two fairly able bodied people to get it on and off, one tip is to have a roller made up which overhangs the rear of the car, that way you can lift the front of the boat onto the roller and then lift up the back and slide it on. Also if you are travelling long distance its a good idea to tie down the front of the boat to the towing eye on the front of your vehicle, you can get a lot of wind up under the boat at 70mph. If you use fairly soft rope and attached some strips of towelling around it where it sits on the front of the bonnet then you shouldn’t have any problems with it marking the paint.