I'm looking for others' experiences with the Hobie 17. I've been sailing for most my life, had a Hobie 14 Turbo in the early eighties, windsurfed for quite a while, and owned a number of tris. I'm downsizing now and considering a H-17 for bay sailing where the afternoon thermals often kick up. I weigh about 155. I've read that there is not a lot of reserve buoyancy in the hulls & so the H-17 is not good in the ocean. Does anyone have any opinion as to whether it would be suitable for bay sailing for someone of my weight or is it more of a small inland lake boat?