"@ Brucat, and sail7seas, Apples and oranges both of those boats have aluminum masts."

I was responding to Krantz' mention of H16.

Of course, it doesn't really matter during a regatta. If you tweak the comptip, it's usually not sailable. Repairing it may cost less than replacing the whole mast, but your regatta is over, which really sucks if it's a week-long major event.

My other point was in regard to the notion that we shouldn't be sailing in over 25 knots of wind. That's just silly (granted, my wife and I won't go out in that anymore, but that doesn't mean no one should).

Mike