Awesome video Rick!!,

This is a great real life documentation of how things break down in high winds.

Went out sailing in rediculous high winds,
No communication devices,
Notice crew was fighting with her trapeeze harness even before the capsize.
The capsized boat blew away from the person in the water.
The jib goes completely out of conrol in high winds.

All of these things have happened to me. I just never caught it on video.

Now for the old wise man part.
If you are sitting on the beach and the wind reports 18knt+, reef your sails. If you are distance racing 15knts+, reef your sails. Your boat will not cut the waves any faster.

Will show this video to my Watertribe buddies.

J.P.Ayers
Isotope 186
"holdyourcourse"