<< David: I wonder at this advice. All three - no jib, cb slightly up, CE fwd
will make the boat more difficult to tack. In addition, no jib may cut the
speed you need to power through a tack in the face of the chop that's
building in the speed ranges you mentioned. My experience would lead me to
believe in 20kts and over would call for a second reef with a small jib.
One thing for sure, there are _lots_ of opinions on this question around the
list. I hope Lewis' initial question and your and my answers will
kick-start them. >>
Sorry, trying out on of those funky laptop pcs. You touch the keyboard and
inadvetently your hand touches the mouse pad and sends stuff.
At 20k wind speed we have 6 - 8' waves with and ocassional 10'. You do not
want to be in the ocean in those conditions.
SF