I agree with Option 6 as being the preferred. Like Phill, I have always raced where the boat weight was criteria firest, and corrector weights if the crew weight was below minimum. I do not think weights on the crew are either safe nor practical; however, a sigle weight attached to the boat at or under the mast or dolphin striker normally does the trick. I have on occasion raced my Hobie 18 Magnums single with weights to get me to minimum, but 95% of the time I was the heaviest crew around since I'm almost 200 myself, and getting to the 240# minimum was quite easy with any crew. I usually raced closer to 330-360#.
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<br>Option 6 is my choice with Option 4 second choice.
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<br>Jon Hamlet
<br>Taipan 4.9 #217.<br><br>