As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts on this subject, some racing purists take everything off their boats for trailering. It's just a matter of wear and tear from trailering, I guess. We, on the other hand, do nothing but race, and we have never taken off our rudders for trailering, and we have never seen any adverse effects, even when we are traveling 1,300 miles to a regatta. So I wouldn't worry about it one way or the other. Don't be a purist -- be a funnist and simplist.