being able to completely depower at all points of sail is the primary attraction to me of an unstayed rotating rig.  it's scary going downwind with stays!  shame that the wyliecats don't rotate.

rob--  many of your designs, i'm thinking of expeditionary in particular, use gin poles to demount the masts on the beach for trailering.  is it possible to take the masts down while on the water if the weather is nasty?  for less windage / lower center of mass.  farrier's for sure can, though i doubt anyone has done it in anything but calm conditions.

ben