for approximately 6–8 hours. During this period breaking waves of 4–8 metres, with the occasional 12 metre wave were also encountered. Apart from one knockdown to 80 degrees, Not Negotiable had no issues and safely retired to Eden. The main technique utilised was to "...keeping our nose into it and ploughing forward and just ducking and weaving around the worst of the waves worked for us fine". Note that this is similar to the successful storm tactics employed by the UFO 34 Windrift of Clyde when the yacht was actively sailed with the bow into the sea. See also List of sailing boat types Similar sailboats Catalina 34 Contessa 32 CS 34 Express 34 Hunter 34 S&S 34 Sea Sprite 34 Tartan 34 C Tartan 34-2 Viking 34 References Notes Sources Sailing yachts Sailing in Australia Sailing in England 1970s sailboat type designs Keelboats