Nacra55 - that's exactly what I did (resetting the tack and trying again after gaining some speed) but was running out of water quick and it took abou...

Great pointers! Dogboy - very pertinent as it was a lowish tide in the bay and rudders were only about 75% deployed. I'd never sailed a cat with anyth...

Brilliant! - thanks for the pointers. I'll put them all in action in a few weeks and see where I get to. I'm not planning to sail solo but the wind ...