I had a similar situation in Cape San Blas while on vacation last summer. I pitchpoled the boat with sister-in-law and young niece. The niece was easy...

I have heard of people using two trees and a come-along to straighten a mast.

Thanks for the info guys. Let me see if I understand correctly. If I am on close reach on the starboard tack and wish to fall off to a run I need to e...

I have heard that his house and his parents house recieved some damage, but he is ok. I have not heard from him personally but considering where he li...

I am in Tuscaloosa and consider myself extremly lucky. I got out yesterday and did some volunteer clean up work. My hometown will never look the same,...

Ds was bent below the crossbar and broke above the crossbar. A bent ds is not likely the cause here.

EdChris it was a real booger to turn over. It took three large men and my buddies wife to turn it over without the mast. I hung on to the righting pol...

The boat did turn turtle and was sitting on top of the mast wich was laying on top of the water with all of the rigging still attatched. It took a gre...

I will try to post some pics if he hasn't thrown the ds away.

I sailed my Hobie 16 hard last summer on the Northern Gulf Of Mexico. I am a newbie and made planty of mistakes, but one thing I have learned is that ...