I sail my in Sarasota Bay mainly so that eliminates the sea weed problem mostly, not a whole lot in the bay. That really on leave the shallow water and crab pots to look out for. As long as you are up on the foils then you have the ability to move around the pots. As far as the shallows, well you learn to know where to go and I always wear my polarized sunglasses to be able to pick out that little shift in color as it gets shallower. When I take it out on the Gulf side then I have the weed problem but not the shallows. I do not really build up to much sea weed unless it is an on shore wind blowing and it is just piling up on the beach.

Oh yeah, about that lobster line. You do not want to catch anything on the foils when you are going 35+mph. Repairs, repairs, repairs is what you can expect after something like that. If you are not on the foils and moving slowly then I normally just get pointed into the wind and sail it backwards until I am loose from the line.