In the context of beach catamaran's (and high performance dinghies) which is what I beleive this thread is all about, Uffa Fox's comments still hold true, a lighter boat is always better than a heavier one.
Gareth
Macca makes a good point, when I said a light boat is better than a heavy one, I meant in terms of performance only, if you can't finish the race then you have gone too light <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
I should have said a lighter boat is always quicker than a heavier one all other things being equal, but not necassarily better.
Gareth
