Hi Trevor, my technique at the moment is far from elegant, but after practicing on land and practicing more now out on the water im getting a far better hang of it, i wouldnt say i have a precise "technique" that i use, but i basically shuffle my way out enough untill i can push out with my feet, front foot first, still having a fair bit of trouble keeping the tiller still while hicking out, the other day i went out while reaching but accidently pulled the tiller too much steering me down wind decellerating the boat and throwing me foward, but i managed to hang in there. Not having too much trouble getting out on the wire, its just getting out while still keeping good control of the tiller and main sheet, gonna be interesting when i try and do it with a spinnaker to worry about as well! Oh well, thats what the rescue boat is for