[quote=klozhald][quote=palmettostater] had a near-death experience (in my mind, at least) in a sinking Optimist when I was about 9 or 10, and the thought of being stranded in a capsized boat in open water terrifies me.[/quote]
Keep in mind that beachcats have positive floatation built in. The fiberglass hulls have foam sandwiched in which allows a beachcat that has completely flipped over in the water (mast down, referred to as "turtle"), to float, even if one hull has been damaged and taken on water. There is a vid on YouTube of someone [i]sailing[/i] a Hobie with one hull nearly full of water.
So wear a vest always and float like your cat when you drive it into the water. We all have, and sometimes we do it on purpose when we are bored. My old P16 was great fun on its side. We would climb up on the top hull and use it for a slide into the water below.[/quote]
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