My bro and I were in No Carolina 4 years ago and rented a Getaway. We'd never been on one. My first question to the gal at the rental shack was whether they were prone to pitch pole. She said emphatically no, they don't pitch pole at all. The bows did look pretty big. About 30 minutes out we were hooting on a broad reach, all 430# of us on the back corner of the tramp (no trap wires). I was looking at the occupants of another boat and not paying attention when BANG, my bro hit the mast and I caught the side stay on the way by. I must say the boat was easy to right (once I unhooked the rudder from a crab pot bouy), but my entire upper arm turned purple and black that night. Lessons learned: don't listen to people who've never done it and pay attention to what you're doing. On my H16 I make use of the travelers a lot.
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