Jay,

I sail a Hobie 18, which is much heavier than a 16. My main problem when sailing (which I do mostly solo) is knowing that If I go over I will not be able to right the boat. Yesterday I went down to the club
and rigged a contraption which was posted on this website. It's a righting mechanism based on Ricks righting pole (a low tech and cumbersome version). I flipped the boat 7 times to see if I could right it and I did every single time without any problems! i weigh 180 lbs. This will definitely give me more confidence when sailing out in the ocean. Buy Rick's righting pole!! The system absolutely works!!