Sweet pix Eric. I was practicing flying in the Bay with a friend of mine the weekend before last. We were doing laps between Alcatraz & the city seeing how long we could keep the hull raised. I think we managed a few runs in the one minute plus range. I've gotten to the point now where I don't over-correct. When I first got the boat, the panic would kick in and I'd over-correct every time. Now when we get too high, I sheet out enough to start the momentum in the other direct, then tug back and sheet in a little. That method was working fine for us until we got hit with a one-two gust that chucked us onto the main as the boat capsized. Nearly all my battens broke in the process. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
The coasties came over to lend assistance just as we got the boat righted. With no battens to maintain proper sail shape, we had to limp the mile home. It was all downhill to the dock from there so it wasn't too bad.

Re: Pitchpoling... I've only really found it to be an issue with 3-up. With just one crew, as long as we get the weight really far back the bow doesn't get too buried in the water.