SENT: 96-10-30  11:46
   FROM: SAILCENTER@aol.com
     TO: SOJOURNER_CLIFF@TANDEM.COM
SUBJECT: Re: How to get up on a Trifoiler in less than 10 knots of wind

<< actually with my weight (~230# dry, more with wetsuit & life jacket)
 I don't seem to be able to get on the foils in less than 10 knots.
 I know there's a bit of technique and I'm still learning the boat >>

You can "bounce" and pump the sail simultaneously to get it on foil in about
1 knot less wind.  Bounce your weight, bare away gently as the boat rises out
of the bounce
and sheet in with a firm "pump" of the sail.

MM (Mark Michaelson)
Small Craft Advisories Sailing Centers, Newport Beach, CA