Got caught in a pretty stiff blow during a race. Winds could have been around 40. Broke a spreader, which made the mast flex so much I actually got the sail down with the downhaul still cranked.

Long and the short of it, I made 6+ kts with just the bare pole in that breeze. I could probably fly a hull trapped out in a hurricane if I were so inclined to end up in the obituaries....