Kind of astonished by the conclusion-jumping and negative judgments and comments. Years ago, a couple of experienced sailing friends of mine were racing a old +20 foot boat on Lake Erie with a boat that had a retractable centerboard with little or no ballast. I was told the boat broached in rough weather, then the cockpit filled with water, as did the cabin and it went under. As they were racing other boats, they were rescued. Many years ago, I had a 15' boat out in some rough weather & after a tack, the outhaul gave way, the mainsail billowed ou& hit the water & the boat went over. That boat had a hatch in the stern, which flipped open when the boat capsized, and it filled with water, which resulted in the boat capsizing. FYI when a boat like that capsizes, the centerboard often falls back into the trunk, as happened in my case, so it cannot be used to stand on to right the boat. With the stern filled with water and the centerboard gone, it was nearly impossible to right. Luckily the bow of the boat was air & water tight, otherwise it could have filled with water too & the boat likely would have sunk, or at least gone a few feet below the surface depending on floatation and trapped air pockets. From what I could see of this boat, it likely had similar problems. Most, if not all, modern small boats are designed & engineered to avoid these issues - comparison with much older boats (as this one obviously was) is not fair or wise.