This is a side issue from another post, but one I've wondered about for some time. Has anyone here launched from a concrete boat ramp? Does anyone even do so regularly? If so, what are some tricks for doing it quickly & successfully? I've been too intimidated by the hectic motorboat scene to even consider it, but there are certainly more concrete boat ramps around our area than easy beach access. Is this just asking for trouble?

The problems, as I see it, include:
- too much time needed to rig the boat once in the water and to de-rig it upon return (resulting in angry motorboaters)
- too dependent upon wind direction to get away from or return to the launch w/out crossing someone else's path (resulting in angry motorboaters)
- if the wind is at my back upon returning, the inability to swing around into the wind in the narrow space between floating docks to depower like I do at the beach (resulting in laughter among motorboaters as I sail up onto the concrete ramp)

So, can it be done successfully?