As my screen-name suggests, I prefer light winds, so maybe I can't be very helpful."...But, on a reach in the big puffs, while really going fast, the rudder 'breaks loose," cavitates. I tried the usual quick stab to leeward with the tiller to reattach flow..."
Thank you for saying that!"...185# is a bit much for a Sunfish, but not extremely so..."
Dave Ellis