[quote=nohuhu]Impressive single handed docking w/gybe in big wind! It's a lot to think about solo.
I single-handed yesterday, where our beach launch requires us to go shallow, round up 180º, unlock our floating wheels, load the boat on them and then push it uphill backwards onto the beach. Very manageable in heavy wind w/2 people and a Hobie rudder system, but rudders on older boats like my P18 (and your P19) do not unlock manually. Solo, I need to ground them first. Either that or jump off in just the right depth, kick them up by hand and race to the front before the bows start moving again.
I found that having the [u]Hawaiian righting system with a chicken line running down the side of the hulls[/u] makes it much easier to handle the boat as you walk all around it by yourself. It helps me avoid backing the rudders in the sand or having a runaway cat. I think it would help quite a bit when docking, as well.
Sailing in warm water with tide ranges of less than 3 feet helps too.
Bill, your docking technique was pretty, but we'd like to see your video outtakes some day. :-O[/quote]
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