For practicing the figure 8 man overboard, in 20+ knot winds, if you go head to wind, the jib will flog and probably tear. I was going to practice this in a 26' last time out, but I aborted when I noticed how much the jib starting flogging. I was training to let the jib luff after the first tack of the figure 8. How can you perform this maneuver without damaging the jib, on a 20+ knot wind day?