Jim, I sail in San Francisco bay and 20 and 30 knot winds are expected always. She does very well, I use full main and 70% jib, perfectly balanced at 30 knot wind. I have sailed as high as 52 knot wind gust, you have to learn to react to the change in conditions. A Standard mast length is 42 feet above the deck. If yours is 53 above the deck, you have a tall rig. Those are for much lower wind area. You will have to reef the main and the jib. Do you have inmast main or standard main with slugs? Photos?
It can handle waves as high as 13feet, 1/3 of its length. It is not easily capsized.