1.A racing sport WITHOUT the crash threat? No one would watch, no one would join. They’re not selling Getaways to Ozzie and Harriet. To omit the dramatic pitch potential would be a lie to new sailors. How would a customer feel if they bought one and discovered the undisclosed pitch threat themselves? In the USA they would sue in a heartbeat!

Actually they are trying to sell these toy's to people with families. Because your younger folks (not married no kids) can't afford the damn things! So including the crashes could spook your kid or/and put off the wife. I guarantee you my wife doesn't like an unplanned trip to the end of the snuffer pole. Tends to make for an unpleasant day!

As for people sueing... It's going to happen not matter how much education you ram down someone throat. People refuse to take responsibility for there own actions! It's always someone elses fault. And when they do F'up they expect to be saved!

2. Did you miss the clip of them righting the boat? The video shows it taking about 3 seconds (riiiight!) to recover from the dramatic pitch event. This crafty video lures you to the speed and intensity, frightens you by the potential of a violent pitch, and then offers you a quick fix to show how the pitch wasn’t fatal and is easily recoverable.

That's not what I was thinking! I was thinking “I wonder what they broke that time”. Cha Ching!

3. As for attracting new blood to join this thrill sport, face it. Speed is the addiction but you wouldn’t do it without the constant threat of destruction. Jake is right, “I watched the end of this video again and again because I liked it. Grrrrrrr. chest pounding man style.” The sixties folk song says, “You must barter your life to make sure you are living.” If you don’t agree, don’t sail a fast cat.

Okay, there is certianly two different camps here. I race my boat, and I certianly push it and me to our limits, but I aint doing it for sole purpose of beating the odds! I'm just trying to get in front or stay in front! Pitchpoling aint the fastest way to get to the finish line! I sure as hell want to focus on other things, like finding the preasure and getting there before my buddy, not how the hell do I keep the f'in nose up!

Happy pitchpole! NOT!