[Mo]

I have a hand-held as well Shawn. I knew the wind was 35 because traffic told me wind was steady 35 gusting to 45 at times. That was actually a decent sail as a front was passing through...the sky was clear with fast moving clouds. A few minutes after that video was taken a J24 got knocked down and SANK during a race. When she went over her boards fell out of the companionway and she took on water. I headed over but a safety zodiac picked up the guys. The J24 submerged 30 feet or something, but no further...water in the area was about 90 feet deep. By that evening she was hoisted out of the water...divers put an airbag on her and inflated it and she shot to the surface.

I'm getting to old to play like I used to...fall of the year is great sailing here but winds are commonly 25+ kts. I love it, the boat flies and I feel alive....then I go home and popping Motrin tablets to keep the body moving. LOL It wasn't long ago that none of that bothered me at all.