When out on the trap you see the water all around you go perfectly flat from a big ol downburst, you will hit the leeward sidestay about the time the tip of the mast is the first part of the boat to hit the water.

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When blasting your H16 airborne every other wave in survival conditions just trying to get back to the beach- those stainless dogbones can break teeth.

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MAINSAIL - Don't Ask Me How I Know

When sailing out the Clearwater pass... with easterly wind, tide rushing out (west) and southerly waves.... DON'T trap out....

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The double fore stay adjuster on a Hobie 16 will bruise your arm pit through a 1/4" wetsuit.

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Not exactly but close – the mainsheet got twisted when going upwind (could not depower). I managed to stay on the hull in the air but my crew – you saw what happen.

Kris

Ahhhhh i almost forgot...

When sailing with GF.... and she is trying to sunbath/nap...

DO NOT PULL OUT THE SPINNAKER AND DO THE WILD THING!

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A H16 on a screamin' reach with 400 lbs of crew will still pitch pole, which will fly the skipper and crew upside down at least ten feet off the water.

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Do not slide ankle between rasied dagger board and shroud when pitchpoling your inter 17.

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HOW DO YOU KNOW? Ha! I said it!

Mark Smith may say he's only 196, but he feels like a full 205 when he's on your back.

Don't!

lbs or years old? :P

You can dig N20 bows in so hard that you can see your crew's outline on the back-side of the spinnaker before you pitchpole pitchpoles

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Inspection port peepholes make a whistling noise when water sloshes around in the hull (because the drain plugs are not installed) while sailing

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If you want a lot of good pictures of sudden, violent capsizes, hire a helicopter for a photo shoot.

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I Nacra 20 Bow vs an Evinrude 225HP outboard, the Nacra 20 bow will lose everytime.

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Don't fair the trailing edge of you dagger boards even remotely sharp...

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I now know the difference between Jam and Marmalade,,,,,

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If you are doing the Steeple Chase on the second day, just after the start, discussing the change in the water color ahead, going mach 3....it is too late. You land 15ft in front of the boat and roll over just in time to see your skipper in the air, about to squash you into the mucking flats.

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if you are on ebay, late night, on the weekend, maybe a drink or many, and decide there is something you must have and you bid on several of them, your wife will be very upset when you end up "winning" them all. Can result in loss of ebay privileges...

don't ask me how I know...but Robyn would probably tell you...