Wow, thats a stupid excuse for a heavy boat.

A heavier crew has an advantage in big winds and a lighter crew has an advantage in lighter winds no matter what boat we are talking about, but that still doesnt guarantee a win. Go look at the Acat fleet, Lars is one of the heaviest guys in that fleet at 185lb and he routinely beats everyone else weighing in at 150-160lb.

Besides the f18 class has allowances for differience size crews with the differient sail areas.