Looks like you are ready for take-off.
Many years ago I was sailing a Portsmith run for G-Cat in Tampa Bay. A nasty overnight squall came through the beach that damaged a few boats. Boats were hung on the fence not a pretty sight. I had a chance to sail with Randy and the owner Herb on a SuperCat 20 tall rig after we bent the mast back in shape from getting piled into the sand from the storm. We came behind a Maxi Yacht with a very large head sail - right up in the slot and the Super Cat leaped right out of the water at about the same angle and went airborne. The flight time was not very long and it headed back into the water at about the same angle now bow first. We managed to hold onto it. I was running the main sheet and got rope burns through my gloves, Randy was” hanging ten” off the rudder housing taking a picture, and Herb resembled a trolling lure. Who said sailing is not like flying?


Mike Shappell
www.themanshed.com
TMS-20 Builder
G-Cat 5.7 - Current Boat
NACRA 5.2 - early 70's