[quote=coastrat]30+ knots!! make sure the standing rigging is up to it...it will find the weakest link, especialy in rough seas...the oversized main with no apparent reefing points could be "exciting"...it pays to be heavy on these days...stay close to shore, another boat around is good...i'm thinking about all the things i thought of after the last time i went out in small craft warnings(25-30kts.,5-7'seas). it was the greatest thrill of my life even after the mast came down just 100 yards shy of horn island. with the wind blowing us back into the 5' chop, we stepped the mast and tied it off with the jib halyard(forestay pigtail snapped). the sail back with the main only was as exciting as the sail out there, flying hulls through and over 7' seas is a hoot!![/quote]
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