Second day out on our Hobie-20 , wind was blowing near 25mph
as we were setting it up ; then it picked up to 30 to 35. The
co-owner kept saying : "NO-WAY" we're gonna do this , & i
agreed and said we need practice putting it together anyway!
I Never told him what my plan was ...

We tied the Main to the tramp, and hoisted the jib, then
off we went.

HAD A BLAST ; never even came Close to flipping her !!!
He was Amazed at how far we could point into the wind
with just the jib, but it took a LOT of rudder.

After that, i told him we should buy a H-16 jib for just
that purpose; we could handle a 40 quite Easy with it.

We sold the boat after i exploded the reefed in Main
in a 30 ; something about i'm WAY Too aggressive ?

HA -- Good thing i still own a H-21se !!! Should-a spent
the money fixing That boat, instead of blowing all that
cash on the H-20 ; but it's Mine and i can do what i want
with her !!!

Seriously guys, i would purchase a sea-anchor for your cat
and use it to drop the Main out at sea, if things go
bad ; your jib can handle WAY more than you think. Stow
the main and give it a try some day when the wind is up
more than your comfortable with.

Bille