This boat's already pretty light - if I remember right the current stock boat is lighter than the turbo carbon version that they had, all due to better construction.

Making it a little wider would not cost that much. But my feeling is that the boat should have a lighter (carbon) stick, that's the only carbon it needs. A heavy tall mast on a narrow boat means the point of no return happens sooner. I would also use an open mesh tramp forward. It would be wetter, but there would be less to catch the wind when it gets underneath the boat as the hull raises.

Adding the width back would make it a little slower in the light stuff, but I suspect it wouldn't hurt speed when the wind came up. A lighter rig would help its speed, especially in choppy conditions. An open mesh tramp forward would not affect speed, although it might make for a wetter ride. None of these things would break the bank. Given the price of the boat now, it should come with a carbon stick anyway IMO.

When I win the lotto, those are the mods I'd make to mine (if the Lightspeed somehow didn't tempt me away... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> )