Just talked with a fellow CD owner ( his is a 31 and mine is a 30), He deployed a drogue in 60-70 knot conditions. This drogue was the kind you can add more cones if you needed to (series drogue?). He attached it to the starboard stern
cleat (with chafe protection) so his track was offset rather than straight down a wave. The drogue only slowed him down to around 6 -7 knots. He locked the helm midship and
rode out the storm down below. He said he probably could of used another cone to attach to the series but didn't have one (he only had a single cone). His blow lasted a full 24 hours, during that time he never had a breaking wave in the cockpit or damage to the boat.
Thanks for all the input, I have definitely learned a lot
Erika