Flicka 20 - Full Sail and Close Hauled in the Northern Pacific

This is a pretty rare occurrence: Being close-hauled with full sail is not fair winds and following seas. It only works when there is a light wind and very low seas....so, usually after a calm. I am using the full main and the 140% genoa....which means the wind wasn't light enough to call on the 140% drifter. If I cracked off, the sails would have probably started flopping. I needed to be close-hauled to keep pressure on the sails.