This is one of the things of personal preference. I know many of people who kick their rudders up and many of people dont. When the winds become to strong say 25 knots plus, i normaly have them in full time unless i feel i can't control the boat. I also believe it is alot faster when sailing in the light winds to have one rudder kicked up unless you have enough weight at the front of the boat and it starts to become to hard to steer (have seen done) PUT BOTH BACK IN PLEASE. I normaly have one rudder kicked up on reaches but on the up wind leg i have them both in in any thing above 20knots. Its not hard to kick them up and not hard to put them down if you drop them just before the tack.

Problems with your rudder being up is well if you forget to put them down good luck steering. in waves on a reach the rudders go in the wave and make it hard to steer. You cant ber away easily. More time wasting if you cant do it properly.

Advantages are less drag. Can make it easyer to stear if you rudders arn't set up right. Faster way of sailing.

Well work on it and have fun.

Jules