How To Launch A Sailboat Solo (And Park The Trolley!)

Launching a dinghy by yourself, sorting out your trolley, and getting away from the beach can be a challenge by yourself. This video looks at a few tricks and tips to help make it happen for you, including: *Launch and recovery in onshore, cross-shore and offshore winds *How to leave and return to the shore in the different wind directions *How to put your trolley back up the beach *How to tie your boat to the trolley Browse around my channel for some other videos to help to support people to progress with their sailing. If you found this video helpful, you might like my ‘Sailing Skills’ playlist here:    • Learn to Sail (Beginner & Improver course)...   Subscribe and turn notifications on to keep up to date: https://youtube.com/@philswatersports... These videos are to help to support the background knowledge to understand what’s happening in a boat. You should learn to sail on a suitable course, led by qualified instructors with appropriate teaching ratios and safety cover. Don’t just buy a boat and try to learn to sail from online videos, as you could end up in a lot of trouble very quickly. Find the governing body for sailing in your own country to locate a suitable reputable course. In the UK the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) is the governing body, and also has recognised centres around the word. My filming equipment: Panasonic Lumix FZ72 bridge camera, great for video and photos with a 60x zoom: https://amzn.to/3LZ1xEf Victure Action Camera, a waterproof budget camera: https://amzn.to/3QcVwX1 GoPro Hero 7 Black, a great action camera with image stabilisation: https://amzn.to/3rWZqdg As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 0:00 How to launch a sailing dinghy by yourself 0:21 Beach launching in a cross shore wind 1:16 Putting your launching trolley on the beach 2:09 Launching in a cross shore wind 3:00 Beach landing in a cross shore wind 3:57 Sailboat beach recovery 5:37 How to launch in an onshore wind 8:03 Sailing off a beach in an onshore wind 11:10 Sailing beach landing in an onshore wind 12:19 How to drift onto the beach in an onshore wind 14:07 Sailing beach landing by releasing mainsheet 15:04 How to launch and recover in an offshore wind 15:49 Sailing away from a beach in an offshore wind 16:41 How to sail back into an offshore wind 17:51 How to tie a dinghy onto a trolley #sailing #sailing101 #sailingbasics #boating #learntosail #dinghy #dinghysailing #lasersailing #ilca