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Originally Posted by jinjyr
SecondWindNC, my story is close to yours. I was with my wife,who hates coming out with me,on my Pearson 26.Probably on a Broad reach in too much wind with too much sail. I told her I would put it into the wind and drop the jib.As I came closer to the wind I came as close to a knock down as ever I experienced. She was hysterical and catotonic i just cant remember in which order.
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You know, I never thought to look, but I bet you could find fingernail marks in the cockpit gelcoat and the galley countertop on that old Balboa!
That girl was not a happy camper! (And I have to admit, I was pretty concerned as well. I wanted those sails DOWN.)