Any suggestions on adding reef points to my hobie 18. More and more I am finding myself caught out with to much sail.

I suggest you start with reading this related thread
http://www.catsailor.com/forums/sho...=&sb=5&o=&fpart=all&vc=1
reefing

hello

we do the folling to handle strong winds whilst pleasure sailing.
give the crew a footstrap
flatten the main
improve technique
drop the travler down
furl the jib
get a big crew
add a third person
the TheMightyHobie18 handels strong wind better than many of the other cats and is surfable. it is designed for the big stuff.