I hate searching the archives. I read all kind of interesting things! Found the free sheet release discussion by accident.

I searched the archives and found no discussion on why not to do a bridge deck.

Ya, floating condo. Perish the thought.

If one boxed from ww to lee, between the beams, you would have a huge interior space, and not that much more weight. Not that much more windage.

Mast could have a longer bury.

But what are the objections?