I started on very stable relatively large open boats in my sailing carrier; but have sailed 49-er and laser skiffs/dinghies in addition to cats. If you think a cat easily tips then try a 49-er skiff !

Anyone who hasn't flipped it at least once in a while isn't learning to become better or not seriously racing. This is especially try for any singlehanded sailor on a F16. There is absolutely nobody who is born with the right skills to handle that setup right from the very first second.

If I wanted training wheels then I would have bought a Hobie Wave.

All great names have flipped and will flip again. There is a great picture of Bundock and Forbes flying of a pitchpoling Tornado. Randy flipped an Extreme 40 not too long ago and Booth violantly pitchpoled a Hobie Fox in Round Texel a few years back. Even the current F16 Global Challenge Champion flipped his boat in last years event. And these guys are a shitload better sailors then we all are.

Nobody is racing these sailcraft because it is easy or because you can't flip them. The awareness that things can go upside down is part of the exitement. And we all know it.

Wouter