The rope on the bridle wire idea looks great. However, over the weekend I practiced capsizing/ righting my Wave with my 10 year old son. I tried boarding over the front crossbar- almost impossible. But if I moved to the angle between the front crossbeam and the bow of one hull, and put one hand on each, I was easily able to hoist myself up- because my centre of balance was OK, rather than under the crossbar. Worth a try. FYI, my 10 year old slithered under the tiller bar at the stern as fast as an eel!