You should make sure your board is tapered on the front, bottom and aft edges. Be sure to rinse your board after sailing in saltwater and dry it completely. This will save it from becoming pitted with corrosion. You may want to consider cutting out some of the board in the top of the board where it stays inside the boat when down all the way. This makes the board lighter and less work for the crew to lift.
Overweight boats can shave off a few pounds here by cutting away some of the top of the board.
We suggest running most of the controls to the crew with the exception of the vang, and traveler. This allows the skipper to concentrate on driving especially at crowded mark roundings. Generally you can sail lighter in flat water than in rough water. With the mast down, we want to adjust our spreader length and angle. These two things determine how much the mast will bend and how much power will be in the sails, and how easy the boat will be to power up in light air and depower in heavy air.