Well geeze, and then what happened??? I take it you didn't flip.

I had that happen to me one day when I first tried sailing my 14. It happened so fast that I was into it, before I could react to the gust. I sit back further now. My ole heart can't take it!

Where I sail is a large resevoir with the largest underground hydroelectric power plant in the world at the leeward side. Also due to the northern climate (53 degrees 33 minutes North) the water and air tempertures are not exactly tropical so pitchpoling is not an option. I am committed to remaining dry!.