Dude the big boats don't even sail that channel. You must have some deathwish to try it on a H16. Are you in Hawaii?
Have you sailed in Hawaii? There isn't many boats in Maui cause there is this wind line that is 100 yards off shore on the lee side of the island. Go stand at the dock at Lahaina and look straight out, you'll see the wind line. The next stop is Tahiti, THAT is why there are so few cats on Maui. The USCG will pick your sorry a__ up but leave the boat.
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