I have been sailing my G-Cat 5.7 for 20 years and have only been over a half dozen times (either I am good or a wuss). Every time I was able to right the boat using the righting line attached to the base of the mast with my crew. (although once when solo I had help from a passing motor boat).

Get out on the water, you'll learn more in a day then if you study up on it for the rest of your life! I had never sailed a cat when I bought mine and for the first year the definition of a successful sail was no injuries/no dammage!

Also, gotta love g-cats. The forward cross bar and tramp make mast stepping a breeze because you can do it from the front of the boat where I can gain significant advantage by having a partner stand in the bed of my truck thereby geting the mast up pretty high before lifting from the boat itself. If I had a different boat I might consider trailering the cat backwards (eg. stern to forward end of trailer) thereby being able to use the tow vehicle to gain mechanical advantage.