Ground Operations, Margins, and Safety

I was once launching in a good crosswind with a line of gliders alongside (the plan was to change runways after my launch). I had the towpilot taxi us forward until past the gliders before launch. Then learned that in a crosswind the towplane should be positioned upwind of the glider. Once the towplane gets downwind of the glider, the towpilot won't have enough rudder to stay out of the boonies.