Editing Dinghy (section)

===Sail===
[[File:White Horse Dinghy 1.jpg|thumb|Sailing dinghies racing]]
[[File:Sailing dinghy at Maine State Museum, Augusta IMG 2025.JPG|thumb|Sailing dinghy built by J. O. Brown Shipyard in [[North Haven, Maine|North Haven]], [[Maine]], displayed at the [[Maine State Museum]] in [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]]; used in the 1880s, participated in sailing races]]

A typical sail choice for a dinghy is [[gunter rig]] with a shorter mast that fits within the hull when unstepped. Sprit rigs have no boom, and the advantage that the sail can be brailed up out of the way against the mast when rowing or motoring. [[Lug sail|Lug rigs]] are another common single sail type used in small dinghies, both standing and balanced (with some area forward of the mast), and usable with or without a boom.

Traditional working dinghies have a lee board that can be hooked over the side.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} This does not split the cargo space. A sailing rudder is usually tied or clipped to a simple pair of pintles (hinge pins) on the transom with the bottom pintle being longer so that the rudder can be mounted one pintle at a time. The rope keeps the rudder from floating off in a wave. Both rudders and lee boards have swiveling tips so the dinghy can be landed. Rudders are often arranged so the tiller folds against the rudder to make a compact package.

[[Dinghy sailing|Racing dinghies]] usually have a daggerboard or centreboard to better sail upwind. The trunk is in the middle of what would otherwise be cargo area. A self-rescue dinghy intended to be used as a proactive lifeboat has leeboards on either side, to allow for maximum open cockpit area.
[[File:Portland Pudgy lifeboat sailing.jpg|thumb|Self-rescue dinghy lifeboat, sailing. Note unzipped middle section of lifeboat canopy and reefed sail.]]