It's wind and waves. Not just wind speed.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
Donal seems to be confused about gales, windy weather and heavy air.
He deems 25-30 knots not challenging to sail in.
And yet...Richard Henderson "Sailing in Windy Weather" writes:

"This classification (Beaufort) equates force 5 with "delight" and force 6
as
"delight tinged with anxiety." Force 5 through 8 or 17-40 knots is where
this
book will set it's sights and on challenging conditions accross the
spectrum."

There are too many instances where this book points to the "challenge"
associated with sailing a boat in conditions above 20 knots. 25-30 knots
is NOT
a relaxed sail. It takes focus and skill, more so if your boat is like
Scotty's
or Neals. Lighter racing hulls will be hard to control at times, to say
the
least! I've been out on a J35 in 25 knots....exciting! But not easy by a
longshot.
I say...."challenging."

Donal, you know about as much about sailing as you do about choosing a
good
boat!

Bwahahahaha!

RB