What he said. Properly canvassed and sailed, the boat will take more than most of us would want to endure. Bill Riker M15 - #184 Storm Petrel -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+wriker=mindspring.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+wriker=mindspring.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of fdurant@webhart.net Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 8:33 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: worst conditions to take an m15 That my friend, is an impossible question to answer.Thee single most important safety item aboard during rough weather sailing is a knowledgable experienced captain.Battened down and with properly shortened sails, these 15's will take more than most of us EVER want to be out in.There can be no definative answer as there are simply too many variables...namely 'who's at the helm' _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats