Saturday was 37 degrees, flukey wind going from 10 to 20, then 22 sustained with highest gust of 29mph. I wore heavy foul weather gear, neoprene gloves and a good life preserver. Now I know why I wait till the weekend before Thanksgiving to pull the boat from the slip. The fall is by far the best sailing for NE PA. I tried to heave to with a reef in the jib and main. The boat calmed down and behaved, much to my surprise. Each time it looked like it was going to blow too far downwind, the backwinded, reefed jib pulled the bow right back. I believe the key is to slow the boat down to almost a stop first, while releasing the main sheet quite a bit. Sunday was 63 degrees. Played golf with my wife and friends. Life is good. Jerry Williams M15 #516