Sailchute

[caradow]

Well with over 30 years of competitive sailing I have had my share of broken masts, broaches, shredded sails,surfing down big ocean waves, collisions around starts and mark roundings etc etc BUT this thing looks very scary to me.
By the dynamics it appears to have very little tuning ability and you just simply throw your fate to the winds.
Exactly what are the advantages compared to conventional proven methods??