Caleb/Tom,

Even the best Olympic sailors and world champs I know could not keep any catamaran upright in 45 knots of wind so I'm not sure I trust that statement that you were "racing" in those conditions. I've been on the water sailing an A-boat with the some of the best sailors in the world in 25-30 knots of wind. It wasn't racing, it was more survival. We are typically humble enough to get ourselves off the water in those conditions.

I've raced with and against such sailors as Randy Smyth, Carlton Tucker, Nigel Pitt, Alex Shafer, WF Oliver, Johnny Lovell, Charlie Ogeltree, Pete Melvin, Ben Hall, and others. Every one of them to a man would say go to the beach if the conditions on the water exceeded 25 knots.