They did not get flatter. The combined seas got progressively larger as the wind increased, as far as I can remember. The cause of the 18-20 mph burst, (besides the skipper's incredible prowess) <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> is that we were arriving at "Hurricane Gulch." The topography of the Cabrillo Beach area creates a funnel of wind.

I have uploaded our complete track to include our beat up through the gulch at the Motion Based site. Here's the link: "Whisk" with no spinaker

Mike, do you think that you can go back and edit your post so that the included picture is a bit narrower? I thihnk that it is causing this entire thread to go past the constraints of my display setting and making me have to scroll left and right to read the text posts. It affects the remaining thread in its entirety and hopefully this is an ongoing thread.

GARY