I think I can top the injuries in a hobie 16. I went out hoping to try out a new harness I had bought. Unfortunately that day there was no wind. So we decided to go out father, we left at about 10am it was lunch time and we were in the bay waiting for the afternoon wind to pick up. we waithed andn waited all the time getting taken father out by the tide. We started to get worried about not returning but werent panicking. after a few more hours the sun started to go down. We new then that we had a problem and tried in vain to get assistance from other motor craft. It was starting to get cold and dark so we mored next to a beacon in the channel. I was getting wrestless and thought I felt a small puff of air...it was small I was cold and made a decision to go for it to the nearest land even if it was mossie and sandfly infested. so we were off again into the channed. we saw the water bus approaching, they were doing about 22knots and yes full of passengers. Next thing I knew my crew had abandoned ship and I was hit bby the water bus. No they didnt see us even though I had full sail up (main and jib) I came off second best with a punchured lung and broken ribs. Police came and gave a lift back to the mainland with ambulance waiting at the boat ramp. The boat was a right off with the mast broken in three places and one hull broken in two, even the tramp frame snapped in two!12 months on an out of caught settlement in my favor...socilitors got half the settlement but all the same I am back on the water. moral of the story have a light on board and sail in a group if going out far!