Take a look at the photo link below before you begin to dream about exceeding hull speed with that spinnaker you just purchased:

https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/schramm/ww...0the%20bow.jpg

And then find a mess of other good reasons to be glad that you own a slow boat:

https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/schramm/www/sailing/wipeout/

I thought that these photos might be of interest.