It's not BS, and Matt when you sail a season heavy we can talk. I've sailed both ways, lighter is better.
OK let me rephrase it.
Weight makes a difference but where you place the weight makes a **** load more difference than the amount. (Within a range)
My bitch against the crying on boat size is that most of the claims are by people who aren't that heavy and would be right in the mix in the F18 class in crew weight for example, but stick with the too big claim. I feel it is primarily a carry over from the h16 days where weight REALLY did matter. With the full hulls it is not nearly as big a deal, and watching some of the loudest complainers sailing it is not the weight but the fact they move around like an elephant and are twice as slow in every manouver. A heavy guy who is smooth on the boat and can move correctly and quickly will sail just as fast, if not faster in some conditions than the light team.
