I was thinking the same exact thing, Spawnout. All of the busy fisheries I have participated in had ramps that were ruled by trailer position. I just doesn't make sense.

I always put in and have one of our group park the trailer while I hold offshore fifty yards or so, waiting for them to return, then I head in and pick them up, usually there about 1 minute max for the whole launch.

When it is time to trailer up, we drop off the trailer man, and again hold off shore 50 yards or so to stay out of the way. Unless it is windy, usually 1-2 minutes max on the takeout.

FRS radios also help when you can't see the tow vehicle in line until they are on the ramp.

If everybody followed these rules, and were familiar with their equipment, launch ramps would run very smoothly, but then again, we'd miss some of the free entertainment.