If you are still sailing then its not too windy for the kite !, makes life a lot easier in a blow lot less pitching and jumping about windiest I've done it was 35 knots plus on first loch ness race sailing a hurricane 5.9sx a two man boat , if the bows went in got the crew to hang on to sheet and bows would pop out again , if sheet had been dumped boat would have tripped over bows .

Reckon rig loads are much less when flying a kite , boat going much faster and doesn't stop when digging bows , remember when you slow down in windy conditions thats when Sh1t happens and rigs load up . I felt sorry for those sailing loch ness in 5.9s without kites , looked VERY wet and like sitting on a bucking bronco.

The next Loch Ness I sailed solo in a Stealth sxl and flew the kite in 30 knots , once up it was a peach coupled with wings on rudders didn't stuff bows once !

Gybing however with kites in strong winds can be interesting !!

Dont be put off by the spectacle of cats with kites in strong winds , its a lot easier than it would seem , my hat goes off to the poor sods without kites in a blow , certainly wouldn't want to go back to that . THey are the "wild Men " !