[quote=benedict]Kevin, you mentioned no pitch poling. When I was sailing my Prindle 16 that was how we dumped it almost every time: push a little too hard, dig a little too deep, fly a little too far when we stuffed the thing. Hahahaha lots of fun, swim back and right the thing. With two people it was a total no-brainer.
Because of the weight on the P-Cat I've been afraid to push that hard. One of my worst fears at this point is getting out in deep water, dumping it, and being unable to right it. I have a handheld two-way, but with its five watts it's basically line of sight for calling help. So I've been cautious.
What does it take to dump a P-Cat? I'm guessing because the sail is so roachy and so much of its power should develop at the foot it would take a lot. (I have a first-gen rig, not the Tornado rig of the P-Cat II.) If I do start taking my kids out, for a while at least I'll be the heaviest thing on the boat. We won't have the oomph to right without a righting system, which we don't currently have.
In another thread, I think you mentioned overnighting. (You or Bob... I'm addle-brained at the moment.) I'd seriously like to do that: put in at our local port, sail a couple of hours down the coast to a really secluded sand beach, camp, then sail back the next day. But first I have to teach all the kids to work every position on the boat, and I've got to have a better feel for how hard I can push without dumping it.
Thanks again for everything!
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