Bought my boat in April and finally got to sail her in decent conditions this last weekend. Winds were 10 to 15 knots gusting to about 25, after reading the forum for a couple of months I was a little apprehensive about he boats ability to stay on her feet, so I decided to set full sails and see where the limits were. I was more than pleasantly surprised. "Wind Dreamer performed like the Lady she is. A little more weather helm than I'd like but I think I can easily adjust that out. I sailed her from 10' to rails in the water at my discretion, and she gladly romped along. Was sailing in company with a Catalina 26 and A Lancer 25 , smoked 'em in a race across the Lake. So for my two cents worth I love my Hunter 23 glad I Bought Her.