1. If weather.com says 10-15 when your loading your gear there's a good chance it's going to be 15-25 (see#3)
2. A 9.8 sail will work in 20+ mph winds if thats all you brought, but it is alot of work and not alot of fun. (see #3)
3. Always take all of your gear.
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And I was sort of feelng silly for bringing nothing smaller than 5.7...
Randy
speaking of your 5.7....how do you like the expression.
I've only sailed it about 5 times so far, but I've found no problems at all. I'd say it must work pretty well since you don't really notice it - it just does the job. It seems pretty stable, and I can hold it down in quite a bit of wind.
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.