Sounds like you did the right thing. The only other thing I can think of with the wind behind is just to come in backwards! Get the bows pointing into...

If the wind is from the water to the shore, consider coming in on a broad reach (with your boards up like above) and a couple of waves out, let your j...

It's a Hobie Cat - says so right in the title 😆

That area is pretty good about providing trailer parking - it gets overrun with bike trailer during bike week!

My quick tip: a catamaran will accelerate very quickly and will go exactly where the sails are trimmed to point it: that main will overpower the rudde...

Have a look at this thread - you are good to go:

You can drive on the beach for long stretches - check this out: - click on the north zone. People tow jet skis down there and launch them all the tim...

Dogboy wrote: I would change out the cam cleat from the steel Seaway to an aluminum Harken. Those Seaway cleats just don't release as easily as a Har...

MN3 wrote: Were you in a channel or open water? I should mention that the "channel" there is over 500 yards across - only one side is actually marked...

MN3 wrote: , and no way it wasn't deliberate. I really didn't have any choices since we were in very light wind - I just crossed my fingers and hoped ...

MN3 wrote: they are terrible here! no license required, no skills, no brains My guy was in a 50 footer at full tilt, coming straight at me. I was wat...

Sarasota Bay. We were three up in a force 2 gusting 3, and still it cranked along at a pretty good clip - I can't believe how well it goes upwind! I'...

Thanks - that's exactly the kind of place I'm looking for. I'll take a drive up there.

It's definitely awkward on mine to put them on the bow. I think I'm going to work on a way to thread them onto the trailer from behind without having ...

I like the front hulls idea, but i do have a front tramp that gets in the way. It's triangular, so i could put the wheels a bit further forward if i c...

mikekrantz wrote: Get someone to let you try the Zhik harness. No straps, no buckles, and plenty of room for the boyz. -Mike Looks nice, but I'm t...

Cool stuff - thanks. I'm liking Windfinder right now, mainly because I like the Android app better than Windalert.

Great sorry indeed - how do you follow that?!! This is nothing like as awesome, but it was definitely very funny! I used to sail a Hobie 16 off the so...

Since we're breathing life back into this thread: H16s pitch pole - no doubt about it, but they also stay upright with sensible sailing and quick reac...

Very handy - thanks.

Awesome - thanks Dave. I didn't realize those deck plates lifted off - that makes it super easy. I even happen to have a pot of colloidal silica sitti...

More years ago than I care to admit the guy who taught me to sail also taught me what he called a "safety gybe." He taught me to sail a very broad rea...

Awesome - thanks guys. Heading down there this weekend to check things out so this really helps.