Lane Waddell
New Member
Hello All,
I'm not new to sailing but I am partially self taught and am trying to hone skills. Where I put in on Lake Murray in SC is a regular boat ramp with rocky beach on either side. Typically you are on a full fledged run coming back in. As far as I know you really can't depower on a run with a sunfish, does anyone have any strategies to help prevent the boat from crashing up against the rocks while I get the sietech to wheel her in? Usually the boat goes sideways beam to the waves and rocks against the rocks (I know its not a good thing). There was no damage the first few times but this most recent time it cracked the gel coat in two places. Below is what I've tried so far. If anyone else has any ideas (besides finding a new spot) I'd appreciate it.
What I've Tried:
- Running striaght up the ramp and jumping out as soon as its shallow enough to stop the boat.....winds up either flipping or catching some wind before I can lower the sail and going sideways.
-Going "at irons" (dead upwind) right next to the dock, lowering the sail, and paddling in..... The wind current was too great for the paddle even with the sail down and wound up being pushed ashore (not where I wanted to be).
I was thinking if I could put weights on the sietech and sink it at a fair depth I could jump out and pull it on it before I got up to the rocks...
I'm not new to sailing but I am partially self taught and am trying to hone skills. Where I put in on Lake Murray in SC is a regular boat ramp with rocky beach on either side. Typically you are on a full fledged run coming back in. As far as I know you really can't depower on a run with a sunfish, does anyone have any strategies to help prevent the boat from crashing up against the rocks while I get the sietech to wheel her in? Usually the boat goes sideways beam to the waves and rocks against the rocks (I know its not a good thing). There was no damage the first few times but this most recent time it cracked the gel coat in two places. Below is what I've tried so far. If anyone else has any ideas (besides finding a new spot) I'd appreciate it.
What I've Tried:
- Running striaght up the ramp and jumping out as soon as its shallow enough to stop the boat.....winds up either flipping or catching some wind before I can lower the sail and going sideways.
-Going "at irons" (dead upwind) right next to the dock, lowering the sail, and paddling in..... The wind current was too great for the paddle even with the sail down and wound up being pushed ashore (not where I wanted to be).
I was thinking if I could put weights on the sietech and sink it at a fair depth I could jump out and pull it on it before I got up to the rocks...