I've been thinking how one could get into such a scenario in the northern tropics recently. Imagine you get yourself into a situation of a grounding in a river or something, at night and complacently jump in the water or try some way to free the boat off the muddy bottom.
Certainly something or think about. Another thumbs up for taking the hard dink North.
Hmm. maybe an aluminium dingy would be a good idea for those sailing the northern parts of Australia.
Select to expand quoteBruski068 said..
Hmm. maybe an aluminium dingy would be a good idea for those sailing the northern parts of Australia.
shhhhh before the nanny state hears and makes it "mandatory"
Have heard that inflatable dinghy's up north are referred to as crocodile teething rings. 
I'm now deep into croc country and will be for the next few months with an inflatable. I'm not tooooo worried about crocs. Just use a bit of common sense. Be back onboard by dark, don't go up murky rivers/creeks, dingy onboard overnight and no food scraps overboard.
Crocs are a creature of habit and they will spend days sussing you out. Change up your habits each time and up anchor and move (doesn't have to be far) every 2nd or 3rd day. If you see one go around it, they are a little slower this time of year and will spend most of their time on the shore.
But it doesn't matter what your dingy is made of. If it's of a size suitable for the average yacht and a croc wants you, he will get you.
Ps. I'm not a croc expert. This is just my opinion after living in the Kimberly's.
Spot-on i reckon top hat. Seeing as they grow to 7m if your rowing around in a fibreglass or alloy dinghy at night i doubt it would stop a croc. Years ago i was fishing with a local in north qld. We were in a tinny. He wanted to keep fishing after dusk. We had no lights just a basic small torch. We were up some estuary and crocs appeared from everywhere. Mostly jumping from the banks into the water as we motored past . Lots of em. Scariest part for me was getting the dinghy up the bank in the dark after seeing them all.
