SOLO SAILING YOUR H16:
<br>
<br>Last Saturday I solo sailed my H16 in strong winds on Lake Coeur d’ Alene (Idaho) and as a matter of fact I think I flew my hull more than I kept it in the water. I also sailed past a TheMightyHobie18 and Solo cat 18. It was so much fun and so easy but let me tell you why. I sailed my H16 solo with Trapseats and Gary’s solo-righting system. I knew if I capsized that I would have no problem righting it (I weigh 150 lbs.) but mostly the Trapseats allowed me to trap out without actually trapping out. You see if you sit on the top edge of the Trapseat your actually sitting up high where you can see everything very easily and if you sit in the Trapseat (besides being much more comfortable than a TheMightyHobie18 style wing seat) you are actually about the same distance as you would when you are trapped out on the wire. And if the wind gets really powerful you can trap out on the Trapseats and you are actually out about 5 more feet than you would in the normal trapped position and so you have much more leverage in keeping the boat flat. I have not solo sailed my H16 in a while but I can tell you one thing I am going to do a lot more of it in the future, probably this Wednesday. I did use the Superflex battens in my jib and had zero hang up problems – even though I flew a hull most of the day there were some light air times where I had to tack and no jib hang up problems.
<br>
<br>I just wanted to share my experience with you all because I know there are a few H16 sailors on this forum who like to solo sail.<br><br>