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[quote=Wolfman]Way ta go EC, sounds like you got your righting technique nailed!  Most 16-18 cats can be righted if you are over about 200+lbs with a few notable exceptions, but it is always an adventure with less weight than that.

David, you really have to be prepared when on a reach.  The Main Sheet should be uncleated and you need to trim for the puffs constantly.  My lake has very swirly and gusty winds due to the surrounding hills and I can dump it easily on a reach even with over 400 lbs on the boat, main only and moderate winds.  Even just hiking out helps alot, but you stll need to be constantly trimming the main.

Rick White's book "Catamaran Racing for the 90's" is the bible and most the information you could ever want in it but it assumes you are an intermediate sailor.  If you are a beginner get that book but also get one of the more basic books to help you out.  I have "Catamaran Sailing: from Start to Finish" by Phil Berman and "The Catamaran Book" by Brian Phipps and found both to be really helpful for a beginner with very little sailing experience up to the intermediate sailor.  Brian Phipps books is really nice because it has lots of pictures in it![/quote]

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