I can tell you from personal experience that hitting a sidestay and then bouncing into the mast when the boat goes 25 - 0 in two seconds is NOT something that you want to do. Six broken ribs all on the same side. Thats one of the reasons that I said put on a chickenline. The other is when a H20 stuffs it gets really weird faster than you can react. If your anchored to the back you might be able to keep it up.



As for the solo right -- never used one before. I afro-engineered a righting bar using an old windsurfer mast and alot of old harken gear that was in my rigging box. Worked great. Very similar to ricks set up.



As for changing sails or getting a roller main. Too much money and screws up all the angles. Maybe if you want to swing for another main (used) and get it recut really flat. Thats the way I'd go -- you also have a sleeper sail that you could race with crew in really big wind.



Just a thought.

Steve