Hi,

sailing solo without a jib, in high winds (gusting 20+ knots), I noticed my main was luffing. I thought that my mainsail was quite flat at this point, with mainsheet & downhaul maxed out, and rotation in its "max" position, and I was on the wire.

I felt a bit hung up / draggy, but wasn't especially off the pace in terms of boat speed.

What should I do in this situation? Options seem to include flatten sail some more (grow some muscles), bear off a bit to fill the luff but risk a capsize, or accept that at high apparent wind speed the sail will "s" a bit.