i remember my first capsize... and my first pitchpole... and my first turtle(which happened at the same time as my 2nd pitchpole) but the one thing ive never been able to do is right my boat by myself, i am 6'3" but the kicker is i only weigh like 150 lbs. i do most my sailing on my 16 on tahoe and that lake is brutal and i love it. so when i sail hard failure is never an option, because there may not be somebody around to lend a helping hand... lucky for me though, there always has been someone to help.