Let's redefine the question. The wind and waves are such (20+ kts 4-6 ft waves) that no other boat on the beach is even considering stepping the mast and you want something you can take out solo on a "death reach" just for fun.

You want something that above all else, you can right, alone, when things go completely to crap. And by right I don't mean turn it just so, sheet the ..... I mean climb up grab the righting line and haul the boat upright before you hit the rocks or the pier.

I would look at a 14. Like the NACRA 4.5 Mystere 4.3 or the little Escape (or the Wave I have a hard time recommending Hobie recently)

If I had to sail solo on a "death reach" something like this would be my first choice. It is amazing how much fun you can have when you are not worried about righting the boat or breaking something.

We were in the Turks with a hurricane about 100 miles away sailing Waves. We finally quit when the bottom of the waves started uncovering the coral heads.

(Definition, Death Reach - The wind and waves are such that no amount of planning or skill is going to keep you from going over when the wind and wave say you are going over)