I just returned from a 5 day cruise on Lake Havasu with the Lake Pleasant sailing club. Thursday through Saturday were great sailing days (5 - 12 kts winds) with beautiful scenery and great people. The Lake Pleasant club members left on Saturday due to the high wind forecasts. I stayed through Monday. The afternoon winds on Saturday were gusting to 25 mph (weatherunderground.com history) and it was a bit frustrating due to the wide wind variation in both strength and direction. 0 to 25, from the S to the NW. I spent the night near balance rock anchored in a narrow cleft with two anchors. Sunday the gusts were up to 35 mph (weatherunderground.com history) but in the canyons where I was I think they were even stronger. In the gust that made me head for cover I was down to my 25 sq ft staysail with the single reefed main backwinded about 60% and was still sailing along at a 20+ degree angle of heel. WOOOOOEEEEE! Time to head for cover so I headed dead down wind to Steam boat cove at 6 kts on the GPS. It's a good thing there were minimal waves. A couple of pictures on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=465425564335&set=a.465424459335.24893... Havasu is a great cruising ground and I am looking forward to being there for the HPCC in February. Thanks Doug Kelch M15 G "Seas the Day"