Oh for goodness sake

Read the post

I never said or implied that staying out in storm conditions was preferable

Its a matter of balancing the risk.

There are many instances where staying out at sea is far safer than trying to enter a port (jumping out of the frying pan into the fire)

Surely the whole point is in f10-11 condx there are many harbours which are not safe to enter, Try a f10 N Easter anywhere on the East coast and you will be lucky to get in anywhere. There are perhaps 4 or 5 havens where you could get in between the Harwich and the Forth

I merely pointed out that a boat such as the one you are looking at buying makes that option less of a risk. I can well imagine the circumstances where I might (wrongly) try entry in a lightweight 26ft boat rather than stay out in bad condx. In a 50ft cat I would be much happier to ride it it out.

Isn't that why people buy bigger boats?

Similarly parking a small keel boat in strong winds in a crowded harbour is likely to be much less fraught than trying the same in a 50 ft cat, or at least you will do less damage.

You manage the risk as best you can - the big boat offers a different range of options