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[quote=nacrasailing]Sail fast, it's when you sail slow that mistakes happen, speed is your friend.
A tighter leech (usually means a tighter mainsheet) will keep the bows from burying downwind and keep your boat more in control upwind, once it gets loose you start reaching even though you're not trying to.
Upwind and downwind, steer around the biggest part of the wave and maintain your power, but don't oversteer, should be small adjustments.
Lay flat on the trapeze, it's when you sit up that your butt hits.
Short steep chop and rollers are quite different. As well as what type of boat you're sailing.
Get an adjustable trapeze or one with a dogbone where you can hook into a higher ring when you want to. 
In St. Barth Catacup we regularly sail in 8-12' and sometimes bigger waves.  They are generally rollers with chop in between, that's a lot easier to sail than steep 3-4' chop. You can watch some videos from that event or youtube for some more hints.
Just like sailing in them, launching in them is similar, wait for the smaller waves, keep your power up, lot more tips for surf launching out there if that's what you're looking for.<em>Edited by nacrasailing on Jan 13, 2020 - 12:14 PM.</em> [/quote]

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