[quote=P.M.]Hey Bacho,
The rig can handle the weight. It is sailed a lot with teams (including myself at times) over 500#. As for your second question, you can read about the rules at US Sailing, but don't expect to show up with 3 traps and 3 on board and expect to get away with it. The above statement regarding not getting penalized would not apply with 3 on the boat and 3 traps. In addition, you will take a TR hit (0.981). Add to that the modifier frowns on using the H3 allowance anyway(it applies to 2 up only). The boat is a two up platform and if you go three you will take an additional hit. The hit is at the discretion of the PRO. If it is blowing and there are reaching legs (i.e. distance race) you will get protested. Don't expect to show up at a race that has a N20 class (five boats) with 3 on board. Now for recreational sailing we have done it a lot down in the Gulf and it can be fun. For those reasons by all means do it.[/quote]
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