"Donals Delight." wrote:

Launching an Etchells from a trailer is daunting enough.
The retrieval is nigh impossible.

Well, I've seen no Etchells trailers that have guide bars for the keel,
either. Using a trailer that's designed for storage & rolling around the
boatyard on the highway and for ramp launch/retrieval is sure gonna be tough.

I would agree that it's not an optimal design for ramp launching. But that
doesn't make the people who do it stupid, if they don't have any other
option.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King