Cary a small mushroom anchor and a fender. Before launching, wade out and set the anchor with the fender tied to it some safe distance from shore. Wheel your a-cat into the water and wrap the fender around one of the forestays at the hull. Take your wheels up the beach while the boat just swings on the anchor. Do the reverse when coming in. I've done this quite a bit when launching the a-cat by myself.
I do this except I modify my technique:
* Wait to raise sail until on water
* wheel boat out till water depth is waist high
* drop anchor and secure other end to boat
** I like dolphin striker so boat tracks evenly
** I also use a milk jug to this end as a float
* Raise Sail
* Remove catrax and tie them to the end of the anchor line
* Sail Away
On return I repeat this process
