Windward/Leeward shore ?
When I come ashore to a windward shore I tend to beat up to it then go head to wind when in shallow enough water. Boat is then facing the correct way to go on to the trolley, is stable, sail stays over the boat, etc.
But then have I missed something: maybe a bit like IALA A/B ?
Ian
At my club the landing area at low tide is narrow with rocks on both sides.
Here I invariably drift in DDW as in "4" making sure that the vang is off and outhaul loose. If the area is congested, to avoid spearing another boat on the slipway, I spin the boat 180 degrees into the wind at the last moment making sure to turn away from the way the mast turned to go DDW.
If I think I will not be able to spin the boat safely I will sail in backwards providing the wind is not veering around too much.
All,
Before making my approach I headed to wind and loosed and then untied the mainsheet at the aft boom block. I took out the slack and retied a knot just aft of the forward boom block. (The main sheet was now running from the mainsheet block and fwd boom block) This way I still had some control on all points of sail and could tack or gybe if needed. Scott
x2.One technique you can use anytime to slow down quickly is to drop a leg over the side. Very effective.