We get lots of windy days in Oklahoma like that, say 18 gusting to 25 or maybe a bit more, anything over that and your just going to break the boat or your butt.(when they wrote the wind goes whipping down the plains, they wern't bullshiting) <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> We sail on this little lake in Oklahoma City that's a lot like sailing in the mouth of a Volcano, no obstructions and some honking wind. Skipping off the top of waves and rounding up in the puffs. Wicked cool to say the least. I love the part where you get hammered by a puff and when you pull the tiller back to you it's like standing on the gas pedal of a Corvette, the boat just leaps into the air. Many times we have a bunch of people gather at the resurants to watch, waiting for a great wipeout. Sometimes they get them, sometimes they don't, but when they do I can honestly say it's crew error. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Now I'm not taking my girl out in that but my crew is a nutcase so we raise a little hell whenever we can. But over say 26 with a square top and we're heading for the barn rapidly.

Martin