guys, did you ever though a woman in high heels will feel comfortable? of course, its not about being utmost practical, it's about to look good! :-) wether I can stand the heat, is not that much a question, as I intend to make the antislip deck grey anyway... and as I said, I sailed a black boat already... so that is not my concern.

My worries are potential delamination (due to the shear forces in the foam/skin...) and the lack of stiffness when the foam gets warm...

does anyone know how much warmer a black boat gets compared to a medium grey one?

I agree with Rob. A friend of mine sailed the first grey Flyer from Egner. The grey was very light (3% black in the gelcoat mix) still the boat got hot while my white one stayed just hand warm...

So is it like this, that the difference between white and any other colour is significant but wheter you take a medium dark or a real dark color doesn't matter so much anymore?