[quote=DamonLinkous][quote=ryman522]I have a Hobie 18, and after not being able to sail solo due to much wind this weekend, I was wondering if anyone has thrown on a Hobie 14 mainsail and boom on their boat. Would it work? I understand downhaul would be problem. I dislike just sailing with the jib furled due to tacking ability in high wind, so I am just seeing if anyone has good ideas to avoid survival mode during high winds.[/quote]
For high wind sailing where you are overpowered the ability to depower your sails is important but not always possible. If you have older "blown out" soft sails you won't be able to flatten them as neccessary.
With good sails, even dacron, you need a strong downhaul along with working outhaul and rotation limiter to depower. I agree that sailing the Hobie 18 with jib furled in high winds is a bad idea. Learn to depower, it's what the really powerful new boats do instead of reefing, and these are boats that are so powerful they can double-trap in 8mph wind.[/quote]
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