I learned on a Hobie 16, and in 20 knots you can almost right one with out a righting line. simple boat hard to race easy to sail, in my opinion its a great starter boat, go out with a buddy and flip it a few times so you get the hang of it. flip, stand forward on hull in water until boat weathervanes and bows are pointed into wind and lean back on righting line..up she goes (make sure all lines are uncleated first.) as a bonus they're tuff as nails so being a noob won't trash your boat.