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Originally Posted by sailingdog
If you've waited until the storm that necessitated using the JSD has ended, retrieval isn't all that bad as I understand it. As I said previously, the real problem with retrieving it is if the boat is still in motion from the wind/waves and you're trying to retrieve it while it is still effectively in use.
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This still doesn't make sense though, Dog. What you seem to be saying is that it's "easy" only when the boat is not in motion and the drogue is hanging vertically beneath the boat. As some said earlier - the sea state will keep up quite a while after the blow passes. So are you saying that you just have to wait for a virtual dead calm to easily retrieve it? Seriously? Maybe that's why most sailors cut it and split.
Again, the site itself drives home the difficulty of retrieval. Them's the facts. Until Bob finds a decent celebrity to aid in that...I ain't buyin' it.
Honestly, it seems that if you could video yourself successfully deploying and retrieving in moderate conditions (kind of a Giu video) it would help not only your assertions - but would probably be very useful for the JSD website as well.