Jim,

I have a Meridian Gold and I don't think it has a max. speed feature. What do you use? I am configured in MPH and have no doubt that you reached better than 20 mph. My grandson and I were out that day. Had he been a little more experienced I would have let him watch the GPS. He was busy enough. I think the record speed for a Hobie 16 is about 26 mph. His father, my son-in-law, and I were out one day in 25 to 35 mph winds. We were both on the wire and screaming across the lake. That day I'm sure we were over 20 mph (before GPS). I saw a power boat come along and stop to take video shots of us.

I have convinced more than one person to buy a Hobie after taking them for a ride. I hope the original poster gets the impression of how much fun she can have sailing a Hobie.