the trailer. It is also much easier to get the mast on and off with a crane (although we have done it from a harbour wall once). A tabernacle would be nice... Can raise and lower 30 foot mast complete with roller reefed genoa single handed whilst on the water or in a cross wind in complete control. No bridges or cranes just an old cutdown windsurfer mast and a few extra bits of string utilizing Jib haliard, Spinny haliard as a safety line. Mainsheet, jammer and block.and a mast crutch on the stern. It would be very easy to break our obsolete ally mast foot casting without it. I can leave all my shrouds connected with no need to undo finely tuned bottle screws. Only have to take tension off bolt holding forestay and roller gear to bow plate. Saves loads of time at relaunch. Can pm info of our set up if interested. Really useful as we were hoisted out in terrible weather this year. Having the mast down and all the boat ready for trailing meant we just had to be dropped on the trailer , straps on extend the lighting board and away we went. keep thinking about the trailing option as a way of avoiding the delivery trips from here to the south coast. problem is, that anything small enough to trail is too small to live on board in any real comfort for weeks at a time. Ok for a weekend but I want