TheChad wrote:
...what are the highest wind speeds that would be suggested to sail a TI in?
I sail an AI, and would think the wind speeds it tolerates are comparable to a TI.
My rule-of-thumb is that once the wind gets over 30 mph, it's time to think about going back to the beach.
This can be translated to the number of mast turns of reefing needed to minimize ama submarining - but that would be different by quite a bit between the 8-meter TI and the 6-meter AI sails pushing on the same amas.
IIRC, things get "Interesting" on my AI once I need two full mast turns of reefing.
And 30+ onshore winds make launching problematic without resorting to the Mirage Drive - so if you wind up beaching somewhere besides home and the winds are that strong, you had better have the Mirage Drive available or be prepared to wait it out.
Even in the mid-to-upper twenties, things get dicey when you capsize: the barn door effect from all that hull area, for one thing.
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