Select to expand quoteRAL INN said..
Sometimes it's a necessary fact of life that you need some patience. and to remember that the brute force of young age has to be replaced by the cunning of old age.
be relaxed. Let rig float back to surface (yes it will).
swim mast around to wind. Lift mast way up near top and walk down to boom. Fly sail and a little snap flick to set cams. Then back to starting.
crash repeat
Being a woman I've always had to use cunning or techniques rather than muscle. 
Yes to set the foot of the sail onto the rear of the board before rotating, great tip!
Select to expand quotesboardcrazy said..
I've been sailing a long time and never had issues water starting before.
Lately sometimes when I try to start if I flip the clew over, the tip of the mast goes down to the bottom of the lake , then the board flips over . I have to flip the board over and wait for the sail to start to come up then use my feet to get it up closer to the top of the water so I can grab it. By now the whole kit has rotated around so it's not at a good angle to start.
I try to swim it around a bit but when trying to manoeuvre the rig or flip it I have the same problem with the rig sinking.
It happens with cammed and un cammed sails and with different booms. ???
Lake chop...
I've been off the water for 3 weeks so my recollection is a bit hazy. I know there are other times I have the issue but can't remember.
Anyone had similar problems ?
I've had this happen probably 4times in the last 5years, it's a real pain in the arse, especially with a big cammed sail and wide board. I would put myself in the big strong fit category but a couple of times it nearly beat me. My only advice is just to relax and take your time, grab the board, don't worry about getting it the right way up and dragging it up wind or into the current, eventually the rig starts to come up then you can flip the board. I've tried brute force and it doesn't work
