Week-end is over <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />. We had fantastic weather. Sunshine, blue sky and on-shore winds. Bit cold for the more sensitive fellows. But the wind was not that strong as predicted. Saturday was 4-5Bft with gusts in 6, but we took the T. When I took the Javelin on Sunday it was something like 12kts and some gusts reported to be 18kts with some old swell. That is a bit 'disappointing' if you expect something close to 20. For sure it is better to start sailing a new boat this way, but I was mentally adjusted to danger.
I had the impression that the boat could handle even more wind. Downwind the boat is a blast (well it felt like that, not much out there to compare those days) with and without the hooter. It indicates nose-diving early, and I actually never stuffed it that day. Due to the high mast and the short hulls, I expected some bad behaviour in waves, but it didn't (as long as you keep longitudinal trim). Only problem was, that all the sheets are to long, the trampoline looked then chaotic and I was trailing some of them most of time.
Hope you had great sailing as well.

Cheers,

Klaus