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In this video shot outside the Golden Gat Bridge, Zack Smith demonstrates how easily and safely one person can deploy the Shark in Gale Force Conditions. Additional rode is quickly passed through a chock to properly place the Shark behind approaching waves. A bridle is later set up off camera. One of the Shark's greatest features is its ease of deployment. Other drogues have cumbersome lengths of cone--ridden rope and bulky chain. Some drogues also use large cables that tend to spring open unexpectedly, resulting in dangerous shroud tangles. Independent tests and common sense indicate that these drogues are very difficult to deploy in sloppy seas. This video demonstrates the Shark's remarkable fool proof operation that avoids complexity. PURPOSE OF VIDEO: The purpose of this video clip is to show you how quickly this type of drogue can be deployed in rough weather and what happens to the drogue when the rode is too short. The video demonstrates how the unweighted drogue breaks the surface with rode too short. SOLUTION: Pay out more rode as demonstrated in the video or add a small anchor to the backside of the drogue. BRIDLES: Bridles are always helpful. Zack's personal preference on a monohull sailboat is to set a bridle after wave conditions reach around 25-feet. You can use a block or two short ropes to form a bridle. For more information visit FIORENTINO para-anchors at www.para-anchor.com