I agree murph, hobbies in general are quite easy to right and incredibly fun to sail and they are even fun when you go over - as long as you know how to right them. What is not fun and downright dangerous is pitch poling or sudden stops when the bow digs in and submarines. Hobie 16s are prone to this, more so than other cats, even with experts at the helm. The link here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80mBnkAVyG8&feature=youtube_gdata_player opens with a very famous shot of a hobie 18 wave jumping and then pitch poling - I used to own one of those babies - the next series of shots show 16s doing their thing. Lots of fun ahead for you! Sorry not sure how to do links here.