Hi all you 170 sailors, Wanted to throw something out there: Since purchasing my h170 back in February, I've made good use of the reef points several times (when the wind is up over 15-20 k). There've been times while singlehanding with a reef in the main and jib furled up and put away (in a fresh breeze) when I was all the way out, sitting on the gunwale top, and the boat still heeling up with serious weather helm (but under control--- that is, spilling or rounding up as safe option for avoiding knockdown). Now, my boat is a '99 model and the main will need replacing soon--- so here comes the million dollar question: Has anyone ever thought of (or gone through with) having the sailmaker put double reef points in the main? Doubles, even triples are put into large-boat mains all the time, but the one factor thwarting this on this dinghy is the lower batten positioning in the North Sails 170 main. The double reef points would be above the lower batten, but when flaked to the boom, the batten would stick out just a bit. But on the other hand, I think the angle of the batten is shallow enough that it could be safely flaked away among the doused portion of sail. I will probably ask North Sails to consider customizing my next main in this manner, but would like to hear from fellow 170 sailors on this idea. I know some of you will say, stay inside if you're still nearly over-powered with the jib doused and the main reefed, but I just have too much fun out there to quit on account of a fresh breeze! Plus, a double would quickly make a 95 sq ft main resemble a (mere) Oppie sail (in power, anyway)! Full sails, Mike G. s/v Lil Sport-