I have to admit doing something very similar during my first sail on the Tiger. I was flying a hull with the spinnaker and showing off a bit for a powerboat. I pulled on the tiller to jibe like I was driving a H16 and those long dagger boards did there job all too well.
My boat leveled out and swung around so fast I slid right off the boat. My son and I laughed for about an hour over that ride. I can't ever see going back to one of the older boats now. The boat can out sail me. And I've never been happier.
Hi, my name is Paul, and my first crash on my p18-2 was a back flip.... WELCOME PAUL!
You see, my crew and I were both trapped out in a nice breeze, as the wind started to die I readied to come in off the wire. Apparently, I had trouble getting my back end in with one hand on the wire and the other on the tiller since I proceeded to pull the tiller toward me for extra leverage. Not such a smart thing to do. We gybed and went over so fast my crew had no idea what hit him. One minute he's loving life on the wire, looking out past the front of the boat and the next we're both in the water with the boat on top of us <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />
He still crews for me and we laugh about it today though <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
