Windmill Class Association

Are you sailing at DIYC in Tampa? Best plan is to keep it upright! Make sure the tanks don't leak, and when you right the boat it is best to only have one person on the daggerboard so that you are not sinking the boat further. We had a clinic in St. Pete on the 4th! Cheers, Ethan

:: We are fairly new to this boat, sailed out in 20 kts
:: wind with 2+ ft waves today. At one point, the GPS was
:: logging tops 12kts when we were blown over on our side.
:: See @ 20 sec here
:: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivx_Um52N8k
::
:: Boat was filled like a tub and waves going over, bailing
:: water was pointless. I had to jump in hold to the stern
:: and tiller. My 13 year old was staying in holding the
:: Jib, slowly pulling us to shore.
::
:: I was surprised about how filled the boat was,
:: practically unrecoverable in those conditions.
::
:: Comments?
::
:: Thanks.

:: Siggi