Having had a reasonable number of outings in 2661 (now renamed Major Tom), with a selection of crews (read victims) the breakage count is still one per outing (which is consistent at least). Having struggled with the concept of going upwind, looking for some advice on how to make upwind handling more manageable.
Tom doesn't seem to have the ability to point upwind as when we get close to the wind (<30 degree) we lose power and stall, causing us to capsize. Also when we tack round to go up wind, as we pass through head to wind Tom can stall and lose all momentum. This loss of speed causes the boat to tip backwards and to capsize, are there any suggestions for ways to improve the pointing ability and improve stability through tacks? Or is it just a case of taking wider beats upwind, more rig tension and lots and lots of practice (read swimming).