A big smile from the courtly waiter named Frank at Dominick's, an Italian restaurant in the Bronx. Huge hamburger steaks. Little tortoni in paper cups, vanilla ice cream topped with macaroon crumbs.

The key to a good gybe is to bring the spinnaker round to the old weather side before you begin, and then to steer to keep some wind in the kite.

To ensure that there are no leaks, clean the surfaces before you reseat the valve.

You lamebrain! How could you do something so stupid?