Thomm,

You are right on those points.

But we all knew that already. Like everything in sailing it is a trade-off.

Less agility in a gybe but more vmg; in different situations you'll favour different choices.

On my own boat however I always prefer to sit or hike out from the rearbeam and not trapeze. I've done trapezing a few times but you really need a foot strap for that to work and I don't have one. Also my spi is old and full and requires alot of sheet tension that pulls me forward too much to be comfortable on the trapeze.

Wouter