in my situation just moving the tiller arm a fraction was enough to turn the boat sharply to one side. I REALLY had to hook the footstraps to remain on the boat (I wasn't trapezing). It was just like big guy grabbed my shoulders and wanted to pull me off the boat.

At those speeds I would most certainly not jam my rudders over, certainly not when I have also a crew on board which you can not warn in time. Sure when the rudders are at 90 degrees but getting there is the real problem.

Funny enough I think the spinnaker saved me. I did hit the bottom at one point and the bow went in but were pulled out again without too much issues. Probably because by slowing down the spi acquired an attached flow again, loading it up, causing the bows to turn away from the wind and pulling it through the dive. But again I don't have any sharp recollection of the event. Spray was all over the place and I was trying to surive.

Now it is a great story to tell but I'm not standing in line to do it again.

Wouter