Here's a photo of my wife and I sailing our H16 for the first time (first time either of us had ever been on a sailboat) It was windy and we reefed the main and left the jib in the van. We had a great time learning to sail and just as we were feeling confident, I turned downwind in a nice gust and promptly pitchpoled the boat. In other words, even with a reefed sail, you still have to be smarter than the boat. I'm looking into making my Prindle 18 sail reef-able, but haven't heard of a great way to lock the main halyard into the reefed position. The old Hobies were set up great for this.
Jack Hoying
Fort Loramie, Ohio