I know this is a completely selfish act but...
I feel that I have so completely and utterly mastered the art of the catapult that I have every right to claim this "trick" as my own.
Therefore I am renaming the catapult to the GRUMPLE.
Take yesterday for instance, it seems that on at least every third run, if I manage to come out of a gybe I have incredible difficulty getting the board to come back up onto the plane, and just as I manage to get the board and sail angle right to give me the right board speed, I overcook it and whammo straight over the front.
The worst part is I know I am going, and I cant seem to get the harness line to fall out of the hook.
Then to top it off, as I was thinking "might go in and change down to a 5.0" I performed the ultimate trick the "GRUMPLE and DESTROY".
Was bearing off further downwind in order to get back to my lauch spot when again that feeling of "oh sh1t", "unhook, unhook .... aaarghh" fired over only to come up with one half of my boom still in my hands )#$%#) #)$*#)$* ... destoyed, one near new boom
ah well, back to grovelling to the wife coz I need more money
unhooking sometimes hurts alot more, for instance when its 30+ and you unhook only to geth thrown 20m and face first into the water, plus you have to swim back to get your gear!...stay hooked in