Yesterday as we sailed from Maria to Dunalley met with winds in excess of 40 knots. Luckily we'd only deployed the jib, as the wind was initially pretty light, and we'd decided to motor sail. Within half an hour of leaving, we had 30 to 40 knots. We didn't manage to capture the wind instrument registering 44 knots, but 42.8's not bad. Haven't seen winds like this since - well - since being in Tasmania!