CajunSunfish
New Member
HI all... Just a quick story that I'm sure some of you can relate to. The winds were great (25-30 kts) last weekend and I was soooooo excited to get out and do some sailing. However, my situation is that I launch from a pier so no sloped beach launch. This gets tricky in high winds. I can usually paddle out a ways, raise the sail, and go. I did it the day before in 20-25 kt winds, but it was tough. However, this particular day with the very high winds, I just couldn't paddle hard/fast enough to prevent myself from being blown directly back into the pier. I was sooooooo disappointed. Any tips for high onshore pier launches would be appreciated! See attached pic of my pier (circled in red), and direction of winds.