I would say, Don't flip!! LOL I'm pretty new to the Hobies but i've learned to point into the wind or spill some sail whenever I feel a very big gust coming. My second day ever on my H16 a storm front had just passed through and got caught with the pants down so to speak but i learned in 0.8 seconds how to de-power the boat with a 30+ mph gust. Blow the jib if you have to! I'd be a little more brave if there were other boats out in my area that would help out since the fact that the lake is shallower than my mast is tall. I've totally lucked out on the not capsizing but i'm about 200# with the righting bungee line so I could prob do it iof i had to
Cheers, Tim