After a few runs we had her up to 25 knots according to the tender following us with the GPS system. Sorry no pics on that so I guess it didn't happen. We find when we do go that fast the whole leeward hull lifts up about 6" and the boat is really cooking. As such we decide we really kind of like what the boards are doing for us. Conditions were described by Fred as "Spicy" and indeed they were about to get hot.

Once more back across the harbor, the boat is hauling butt when we get hit by a good sharp puff. All of a sudden the bows start to lift up as I ease the sheet, a lot, then while running forward as I look directly to leeward and I see the lee hull angle upwards to about 30 degrees, wherein the banana boards kicked into overdrive and the whole leeward hull flew up about 10 feet out of the water while we were doing 20 plus knots. At this point according to the guys in the tender, the entire boats was clear of the water launching up into the air for a brief moment.

Seconds later Fred and I hit the water and start getting tossed about as the boat teeters on the edge of total disaster, both of us waiting for the wing to land on our heads, skating along with the boat heeled to weather, we were fucked for sure. "How in hell do you dump a C-class to windward?" was all I could think.