Tornado ALIVE
great advice!! I will certainly try the buoy thing. I saw Sunfishes doing exactly that at a sailing course they were holding in the small lake I sailed at last weekend. After the day was done the instructor asked me if I could pick up the Buoys for him since he had broken his propeller on a rock. It was no easy task getting to and stopping at the exact buoy locations. after a few tries (and laughs), my wife and I did pick up all the buoys. It was a very satisfying feeling!! I will probably be flipping the catamaran this coming weekend also to build up a little righting confidence.
Thanks again!
Fred
Hobie 18