[quote=rodgers][quote]the g-cat sit low enough that you grab the sidestay and pull yourself up (or get a leg up)[/quote]
If you think about being capsized with some wind, you need to grab or get on the hull that is in the water when the hull in the air is definitely about to land in the water. If there is a front tramp there what will you grab on to to keep the old hull that was in the water from lifting up and going over the other way?
Even if the boat doesn't tip over the other way after righting you are going to need to swim under the boat to get to the shroud. when you let go of the boat to swim under it, the boat could sail away. Also the G5.7 has the tallest hulls of the beach cats because of the deep V hull shape. With no one on board, they float pretty high. Even with no front tramp getting a leg up would be tricky. Although if you are good at righting the boat you are climbing up on that new windward hull as the old hull in the air is touching the water.
On a H16 i have the crew on that hull that will be the new windward hull while we are righting the boat. The crews lags dragging in the water slows the side sailing off the boat on it's side, and they are keeping that hull from flying up when the boat rights. If it is windy enough one person pulling on the dolphin striker with the other person in the water is all it takes to re-right.[/quote]
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