Methods for backing a towed dinghy

A method for keeping the front tires of a flat-towed dinghy aligned in the dinghy's direction of motion when the flat-towed dinghy and a vehicle towing the dinghy are maneuvered backwards, said method comprising:

• (a) positioning a first carrier behind a first front tire of the dinghy such that a first drag mechanism supporting said first carrier is proximate to said first front tire and a first set of wheels supporting said first carrier is distal to said first front tire;
• (b) positioning a second carrier behind a second front tire of the dinghy such that a second drag mechanism supporting said second carrier is proximate to said second front tire and a second set of wheels supporting said second carrier is distal to said second front tire;
• (c) rolling said first front tire in reverse up unto onto said first carrier past said first drag mechanism toward said first set of wheels, and rolling said second front tire in reverse up onto said second carrier past said second drag mechanism toward said second set of wheels;
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• (d) driving said towing vehicle in reverse until said first front tire pushes against a first chock on said first carrier and said second front tire pushes against a second chock on said second carrier such that said first carrier is pushed along supported by said first set of wheels and said first drag mechanism and said second carrier is pushed along supported by said second set of wheels and said second drag mechanism.

A method for backing up a flat-towed dinghy with a towing vehicle on a driving surface, said method comprising:

• (a) placing an elongated first carrier on the driving surface such that the first carrier is resting upon a first support of the first carrier and a second support of the first carrier, said first and second supports are on opposing ends of the first carrier,
• (b) placing an elongated second carrier on the driving surface such that the second carrier is resting upon a third support of the second carrier and a fourth support of the second carrier, said third and fourth supports are on opposing ends of the second carrier,
• (c) orienting the first carrier behind a first front wheel of the dinghy such that the second support is immediately adjacent the first front wheel, wherein the second support has a greater resistance to movement along the driving surface than the first support;
• (d) orienting the second carrier behind a second front wheel of the dinghy such that the fourth support is immediately adjacent the second front wheel, wherein the fourth support has a greater resistance to movement along the driving surface than the third support;
• (e) backing up the towing vehicle such that the dinghy first front tire rolls up onto the first carrier until its rolling is stopped by a first carrier chock, and the second dinghy front tire rolls up onto the second carrier until its rolling is stopped by a second carrier chock;
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• (f) driving the towing vehicle in reverse such that rear wheels of the dinghy roll backwards on the driving surface, the dinghy first front wheel is carried backwards by the first carrier, and the dinghy second front wheel is carried backwards by the second carrier.