An on shore breeze!~ : )



Seriously, what you need most is an open mind that the crashes are part of the fun. I used to be a mono sailor and there is a lot of crap talked about how bigger problem flipping is. My very worst flip was on a MONO skiff when I was backwinded on the wire and I ended up trapped still strung up under the sail trying to unhook a tight wire and not having any idea where air was.




Make safety your first priority for a while until you understand the basic tricks of the boat.



IF you can get someone who understands the H16 to go out with you a few times leap at the chance and don't buy a whole lot of stuff until you know what it is for.



The H16 will pitchpole at the drop of a hat so learn quickly to understand how far NOT to push it. But you have to get the windward hull out of the water to go upwind or the asymetrical hull can't do its job.




Sailing for the 90s is great if you are going strait to racing but a more basic cat book will be better if you are not seasoned in basic cat handling and maintanence.



Check ALL rigging well and replace anything that looks fagged out.





Your Hobie is a strong boat so get into 3 feet of water of the beach on a calm day and flip it and play about with it like a monkey gym so when you are upside down you have some ideas.




Read all you can about style used to right cats...it is only a disaster if you have no idea what you are doing.




Read all you can about going about as that is one of the great arts and most satsifying things your will ever learn.



If you have energy I would also FIRST check for leaks. Put water into hulls through bungs and check keels. Invert platform and repeat to check all stress points and ports.




Not meaning to harp on about flipping but this is important to understand. If you go out to practice flipping in light air it will be MUCH HARDER to right the boat than it would be in a heavier wind.... Wind helps to drive the rig back up.




Go through the answers on this thread and make a list. : )


Welcome to the dark side... you will never go back. ; )