ok so here goes.... i sail it uni upwind mostly... only in light wind do i sail with the hooter up wind otherwise you have to foot off... but downwind it is a screamer... make sure you don't have the hooter cleated... a good set of oxen blocks work the best.... but i use a F18 set up with 4 blocks... i was at the spring fever 2 years ago with dan and our buddy chris.... chris did't have much time on teh F14 and hes alittle big for the 14 so he kept flipping..... i flipped a few times but one was cause a 16 pushed me down..... in big wind it can be tricky jibeing.... but just take your time... and its all good... but look out for the pitch pole on teh jibe... i love the boat and will never give it up... i have a supercat 19 and i still go out on the weekdays by myself with the 14... its too easy to rig by myself..... ohh and all this stuff about T-foils... it just seems like it too much.... simplier is sometimes better