[quote=MN3]I have sailed on g-cats in heavy air many times.
the front tramp can exacerbate pitch poleing if you stuff the bows 6-8" above the decklids (but at that point... your goin over anyway). My friend has tape on his bows... and knows if water hits the aft part of the tape... he is wet
The front tramp can also exacerbate windage in a few situations (when capsized, coming off waves, sitting on the beach in a storm, etc)
The hull shapes also make the gcat a bit pitchy to begin with.. so you (and crew) better be nimble in heavy air.... or your goin swimmin
i have seen them removed for racing but in non-racing conditions there is no need to remove it.
The advantages outway the disadvantages for leasure sailing: access to jib if needed, storing gear, taking the extended family out for a drift (boat doesn't really perform well with lots of weight up front), etc[/quote]
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