For those who sail offshore, what are the roughest conditions you've encountered? What were your concerns about the boat?
We've had a couple scares with big waves overwhelming cockpit drains. Thinking of plumbing extras. Anyone do something similar?
5 years and 20k+ miles sailing the Caribbean and Pacific:
50knot squall off the coast of Florida caught me unaware at night. Shredded the mainsail. Lost helm control till I got the sail down.
40 knot 6 hour storm in the Pacific, laid ahull and the boat handled it well. Short storm so the seas didn't rise over 6 feet.
Carried a Gale Rider drogue with 200' line and a bit of chain and never had to deploy it. Cheap insurance and peace of mind I suppose.
Only swamped the cockpit once, freak wave. The drains were adequate to the task. Some people have glassed in a 2 inch fiberglass tube to the rear wall of the cockpit and aft through the transom.
Overall I found the boat suitable for low latitude sailing offshore as designed.