After rounding a windward mark "A" Whilst solo I went into a pitchpole. I surfaced about five feet away from the mast tip!! I couldn't catch up with the boat and I'm a competent swimmer. I decided to swim back to the inflatable racing marker and wait for the rescue boat, needles to say they were pretty shaken up when they arrived at my Cat but there was no sign of me. Since this incident I will never go sailing unless there are two cats of approx equal speed or rescue cover on the water, accidents happen so easily at times. I have thought of fixing a surfers leash onto the righting line as this shouldn't tear a leg off in a big wipe out but still the thought of being towed behind a cat for any distance doesn't appeal to me.