The weekend before the nationals I managed to invert my boat, and required assistance to get it upright, as the mast was full of water AGAIN and I was not heavy enough to rectify the situation. When we got the boat upright there was the usual fountain from the mast foot as all the water poured out. 

An open meeting in light winds a couple of years back prompted an interesting thread on the old site's discussion forum:

A Vortex mainsail can be tricky to hoist in a breeze, especially if your boat isn't pointing in the right direction. Here's a couple of tips culled from the old site's forum:

How to tack a Vortex successfully is one of the first questions new sailors ask after taking the boat out in a blow. The other first question is 'why'?.

Here's some tips from Jonathan on how to keep the boat moving through a tack when the wind's up.