Now bring your aft leg
out
and
put
that foot
on
the
rail.
Slowly straighten your legs
out
, keeping your feet
about two feet apart. Lean back! Do not hold
onto
the
handle as you could
unhook
yourself.
When trapezing
on
a reach, move
your
weight back
on
the hull to
keep
the bows
up
.
LAUNCHING
Always launch with your bows into the wind.
There
are two basic wind conditions that
will
affect the way
you launch:
Onshore
(wind blowing from
the
water towards
the
land)
Offshore (wind blowing from the land towards
the
water)
Before leaving the beach,
make
sure
that the
rudders are
up
all the way, the main traveler
is
out
all
the way, both sheets
are
loose
and
the hiking stick
is
on
the windward side of the boat.
Onshore
Push the boat off at a
45
to
60
degree
angle to the
wind until
it
floats,
jump
on
and
sheet
in
the jib (only)
tight. (Do not
sheet
in
the main yet.) This
will
pull you
out
at
a
good
angle until
you
can safely
drop
your
rudders. As
soon
as water
is
deep
enough
,
drop
and
lock both rudders, bring traveler
to
center
and
sheet
in
main. You're
off!
This
method
can also
be
used
when
very light
offshore winds
are
blowing. Otherwise use the follow-
ing
method
.
Offshore
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