The next logical question is whether the sail shape would be worth a damn if one did just slice off the bottom. However, at that point I would think the flatter the better so the worst thing you could end up with is a short, stubby full sail.
The proper approach to this would be to design a smaller sail for high winds, or even a complete smaller rig so that everthing worked as intended.
The platform as it stands already as a pretty small amount of sail area. I have been out in conditions I was not comfortable in, but feel that even with a reefed sail, I would still have been unconfortable in those conditions.
A kids rig (slightly smaller anyway) has been discussed on several occasions seriously, for use in a youth devlopment boat. Nothing actual has been done to date yet, as the consensus keeps comming back to watching the conditions prior to going out and not getting into situations you are not capable of controling.
