btw- the old Hobie literature said you could maintain any leeward course under bare pole. . . if the wind was over 50 knots!!!
I'd like to see the video of that!!
On second thought, maybe that was Jack Sammons, "Welcome to A fleet".
Seriously, I think I read that BEFORE videos were invented!!!
The first Hobie video I recall was Dean Fromme(?) sailing an 18 over those massive waves in Hawaii.