You guys will all probably think this is silly, but as a woman, I have always preferred a boat that is fairly heavy, because I feel safer on it. I feel as though in big winds and big seas it is going to stay on the water and not go blowing away like a leaf.

Maybe what we need is a boat that is light on shore but heavier on the water. The invention is up to you engineers. Sealed water ballast compartment aft of the main beam? Lead in the bottoms of the daggerboards? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />