How to Deal With Heavy Weather on the Solstice

If you've never sailed in more than 20 knots of wind, 30 knots is going to be unmanageable. Once you get comfortable to that point and learn how to reef down the boat and snug everything down, it really is manageable. That's what most of the people realized in the 1500 this year. Some of them had never been out in conditions like that but everyone made it through unscathed. We had the typical chafe and things happening that happen at sea but nobody had any major mishaps"