Jaimezx, Not sure you were paying close attention. My post says 10+. Not sure how much wind, but my wake was as big as it ever was when hull was flying in the past. So probably force 4 - "exciting conditions for the more experienced. Most cats fly hulls" according to Phil Berman's Catamaran Sailing from Start to Finish. But then you live in Texas so probably enjoy BIG winds. Unless I am going downwind I always prefer to have pretty tight sails. I suspect my sails are original (83) and they are never real stiff. Why are you interested in pointing "a bit higher"? Are you trying to make it around a point? Or racing? My kicks come from going fast w/o losing it. The point I was driving at, and looking for opinions on, was whether or not I am going just as fast staying flat with with the mast raked as I was going with it vertical and lifting a hull. Guess I'll have to study Rick's book some more, or hook up my GPS, as the big guns don't seem interested in my novice questions. Tally ho!