Why don't you removed the keel and put on a centerboard?

Don't worry about being overpowered. There is not wind
down there.

Bart said: There is not wind
down there.

It blew quite steadily the whole time we were down there....between
10-12...not the gusty crap we have up here where it's 7 one minute and 40
the next....

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katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

No kidding. It's been like that around here. It tough sailing
in that stuff. Parts start breaking.

katysails wrote

down there.

It blew quite steadily the whole time we were down there....between
10-12...not the gusty crap we have up here where it's 7 one minute and 40
the next....

Bart said: There is not wind
down there.

In my (admittedly limited) experience, there is often a sea breeze along
the Gulf... although there are summer doldrums too.

katysails wrote:
It blew quite steadily the whole time we were down there....between
10-12...not the gusty crap we have up here where it's 7 one minute and 40
the next....

You mean the ever popular Flying Hammer effect? We get that a lot this
time of year, bursts of colder dense air, often from a totally random
direction. Makes it challenging!

DSK