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[quote=coastrat][quote]HUH?
 upwind in heavy/gusty conditions i would suggest you furl the jib, travel out 6"-16" and sheet the main in hard.[/quote]

think about it...which point of sail do you want in oh s#@t wind conditions?...any thing but close hauled/pinching powers up the boat way too much, this is true for power boats/air craft carriers also.  ride the storm out going into the waves, you don't want to be  broadsided or have waves coming over the stern.  mono/cat/tri doesn't matter, your main sail has mucho more horsepower than the jib and with reefing not an option while underway on beach cats, the "storm jib" is the safest way to go.  even if the wind is over 40 mph, you will only be sailing @ about 6-8 mph with the jib...and if your still freaked out, then you can backwind the jib and shove the tiller over to the leeward side and the boat will stay in a stalled position constantly pinching, the boat can't tack through the eye of the wind and it can't fall off to catch the wind.  your jib is you best friend in winds that you can't sail safely in.  not to mention that the jib keeps the boat stable(not rocking for and aft).  the fully battened main stays safely chiiling over the lee hull, you still have to play the jib if it's really, really honking because it can flip you if your not careful...try it sometime!  it takes a lot of stress out of sailing when you know you can cope with extreme stuff.[/quote]

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