the best retrevial and launch set up I've foung is the "SNU" system from barefoot studios. http://www.gobarefootstudio.com/snu.html
Iy makes the launch and recovery easier and is less stressfull on the spin (less stretch). My wife who is 5 ft 100 lbs uses it on the tiger and loves it. Pluss the owner and designer is a cat sailor. f-18 and a cat so he knows his stuff.