You don't really need the trailer mast support for a Wave. We just secure ours down flat on the boat, with padding, of course, at the support points. How far you can put it forward depends upon how long your trailer tongue is, but since it will probably be down the centerline of the boat, you can bring it pretty close to the back of your vehicle, so you don't have too much hanging out behind.

The bob is what will be in back, so in addition to hanging a flag back there, you can put a piece of reflective tape on the top of the bob if you are driving at night.

Also, because the Wave mast has the two separate parts, not glued together, you should secure both ends of the halyard at the base of the mast so the comptip cannot wiggle off during transport.

We do not detach the shrouds from the mast if we are trailering one Wave (or any catamaran, for that matter). I don't know you mean by "mainstay," but I assume you are referring to the forestay. Rick covered that in his post above. That has to be detached in order to drop the mast. So you secure it to the mast by tape, shock cord, line, whatever, so it can't fall off during trailering. The shrouds (still attached to the boat and mast) are coiled up and also secured to the trampoline in the method of your choice.

And, as I said, we do not take off the rudders for trailering, but they should be secured in the "up" position.

As far as the Wave being easier to rig than a Sunfish or Laser, I have sailed all, and I have to agree that the Wave is definitely easier and faster to rig than either of those boats. At least it is for me. And,at the very least, it would be same time. And for sure it is easier to go sailing, because with the Laser and Sunfish, you have to get the boat into deep enough water to put in the daggerboard and then try to jump aboard -- I'm too old for that stuff. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />