Our Oregon weather has been nasty for 3-4 days but appears to be slacking off. I would not want to be offshore in anything much less my M-17. That said however one should recall that John Guzzwell sailed his little "Trekka" (a 20ft yawl) down our coast way back in 1955 and stated that the weather was the worst he ever endured in his whole circumnavigation. His book is great reading...see...."TREKKA ROUND THE WORLD" by John Guzzwell. Regards..Arnold Sharpe M-17 'LITTLE BREEZE"