[quote=DamonLinkous]Hey saltspray don't feel bad, just the wrong combination of circumstances for your first attempt.
The first thing was even though it is hard to do you should resist going out on more than minimal wind until you get the hang of it. Everything gets much more difficult and intense as the wind rises, it won't be long before you handle today's wind no problem.
Second thing is that launching a catamaran designed for the beach from a ramp and dock is one of my least favorite things. Beachcats ideally should be pointed into the wind when raising and lowering sails but that's not always possible from the dock. If the boats on the windward side you have the problems you had today and if it's on the leward side it can be hard to get on board because only the narrow bow is at the dock.
I'm not sure what happened with the damage, maybe some pictures of the boat and the dock would help. Could be that there were hard fasteners in the padding.
Anyway don't give up, you've only just begun.[/quote]
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