We have a rule on our boat: "We are not allowed to capsize." It is as easy as that. We have only gone over twice on our Tiger. Once at a leeward mark, first time racing, due to lack of understanding about rounding up too much with the spin 1/2 way up. The other was in Monday's wind of the Tiger Worlds in Santa Barbara. Eileen has forgiven me for both but she will remind me of the rule if the day is "blowing dogs off chains."

She reminded me of it as I was leaving the dock with her niece and nephew. They weigh less than 100 lbs each and it was blowing somewhere around 20 on the outside, where we sailed. They had a blast and it was a really good sailing introduction to them. Yes it was the first and second time for them on the boat.

Later,
Dan