The amount of leverage you can achieve from near the mast top of a sailboat is impressive. Once we ran out abeam with the stay of a grounded sailboat, must have been at least 50 ft.. We heeled that puppy over as they ran full speed ahead on the engine. We freed her and almost got dragged into a seawall it took off so fast. Anyway, a person could fairly easily heel something approaching 30 ft. to some degree. An out of control figuring 8'ing kite in strong winds? Not pretty at all.
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