Hi John - Stability (comfort) is one big reason for choosing cats over monohulls, and since there's ongoing debate on the relative merits of each I'd like to take a poke at dispelling this popular myth of the monohull side. When we first became acquainted with our paravanes they were indeed a hassle and dangerous and required both of us retrieve them. But we quickly figured out a few modifications and procedural changes and now they are safe and easy to launch and retrieve single-handed; no reliance on power of any kind. Just Armstrong power! Regards, John "Seahorse" > Paravanes are a hassle to deploy **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489