by billy g » Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:52 pm
We sailed today in winds force 6 with gusts and found with 2 reefs and only one forsail we were still stuggling abit. We tried staysail and main, and we tried yankee jib and main. The staysail and main combination seem best, although upwind we were heeled over a fair way and occasionally had trouble tacking. I'm not sure if we could have had the sail set up better, or force 6 is just the limit of what a cape cutter can handle. Does anyone have experience of higher winds and any advice on strong wind tactics.