Three times on one down-wind leg is my all time record. It was blowing over 20 knots and we had the chute up on our Tiger and were trying to drive hard in 4-5ft seas. The boat would accelerate like a rocket and skip over 2-3 waves before spearing the next one and coming to an abrupt halt. The two of us obeyed Newton's first law and carried on forward until making contact with stationary bits of rigging *ouch*
This taught us discretion is the better part of valor - it's better to keep the pointy end up by slowing it down just a little...
Chris.
