Dip916 said..
Doesn't look like 40 knots of breeze. Even the trees on the shore are hardly moving and there is a lack of wind waves (or spray off the water).
A 5.3m sail (of any kind) is a real handfull in 40 knots.
How can you tell the trees are hardly moving on whyner's potatovision
? That spot is almost dead flat even in 30-40kts+ as it's only about 30-40cm deep for km's so there is no water depth for waves to build up.
It's a well known speed spot, regularly see speed dudes running 6m+ sails in those wind strengths, it's much easier (relatively) due to how flat it is.
