To ALL,



I hope you do not mind me jumping in here,...it is getting a little 'mean' in the open forum.



Let me share this with you.



I flipped,...tried all the tricks,...couldn't get the boat up,....let the tramp propel the boat to shore ( sand ),...



..by the way, the boat 'steers' like this by positioning oneself on either end of the 'wet' hull,...I had to dodge some local moored fishing boats..



After the hull hit the shore, I proceeded to the mast end, ( still pointing at the wind) to slowly raise the mast while holding on the rigging...



I found a surprizing amount of weight on the mast tip,....looking around for a snagged fishing or anchor line,..I realized the weight holding the mast down was from the water covering the 'square head'! Once the sail broke the surface,..the mast became tremendously 'light'......knowing this,..I would have to say that the 'downhaul on' would allow you to 'spill' water faster....



..what do you think?



Bruce



St. Croix