This article, disseminated by UK Sails, I found quite candid about gear issues faced by two experienced sailors on a J109 in a heavy-air 500-mile race.
They were pushing hard, but the lessons apply to all of us.
"A boat can;t be too well prepared."
https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...464230997326/China+Sea+Race+Double+handed.pdf
They were pushing hard, but the lessons apply to all of us.
"A boat can;t be too well prepared."
https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...464230997326/China+Sea+Race+Double+handed.pdf