Well, I don't believe any of this. I am going to test my theory this summer on my Wave. I figure if I tie about 12 gallon jugs of water to my aft beam, I should be able to radically increase my speed on the beam reaches and deep reaches in heavy air. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I sure can't eat enough to gain 100 pounds myself. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />