GB sells a pop-top enclosure that looks interesting and looks like it
would perform a lot of the functions of the more traditional dodger
The pop-top enclosure is great at anchor, but it wouldn't perform
well sailing to windward on a breezy cool day, and that's the only
time I would want a dodger. Some of my best sailing on the
Chesapeake Bay is in the early spring and late fall (no speed boats
and no sweat). I've got a wonderful little alcohol heater for the
cabin, but I often wish I had a low dodger so I could get out of the
wind while sitting in the forward end of the cockpit steering with my
tiller extension.
George Staples
I’ve got the pop-top enclosure. It's not a dodger. I would not sail
with it up either. It would increase windage. A dry-suit/wet-suit or
good foul-weather gear might do better for you.
MJM
09 Jul 1998
