We release our backstay , then we secure it on the starboard rail winch with a modified dock line through the schackle. The boom is sheeted down during this process to take the tension off the backstay. After the backstay is released we put the boom down on the starboard side out of the way. Sometimes there is some tension on the cotter pin for the backstay, so be careful it doesn't pop off, we put a light string to tether it. This seems to work well. Once you are in the water it's just the reverse order. Another tip is to put your motor on while the backstay is off, if you are using one. Good luck.

:: I just picked up my S22, Sunny Day, with a hoist a Brick
:: Yard Cove.

:: One problem I had is that the backstay intefered with
:: the Hoist Boom.
::
:: If my mast was 10 ft taller it would not be a problem .
:: The hoist boom would just operate under the backstay,
:: But with the mast height of a S22, picking up the boat
:: out of the water requires the hoist boom to be higher
:: than the backstay, but dropping it on to the trailer
:: requires the hoist boom to be under the backstay.
::
:: Should the backstay be released during the hoist ?

:: Is that safe?
::
:: I sort of shimmied the backstay around the hoist boom by
:: rocking the boat. But I find that approach a little too
:: exciting.