Another beginner's question.



My wife gets nervous when we start going fast, even though the windward hull is still in the water. She feels especially insecure when the windward hull lifts. The Catamaran Racing book indicates that a beam reach is one of the times that capsize is most likely, but I didn't manage to follow the cross-reference in it - I assume the danger is experiencing a puff when on a beam reach. Is this accurate?



If so, when is a puff on a beam reach likely to capsize a boat? Is this likely when the windward hull is still somewhat in the water? When it is just touching the water? How far tilted can we be without being vulnerable? I'm sure this depends on the boat, but even knowing rough guidelines would be helpful, and might allow me to sail faster without straining my marriage ;->



Jonathan